The performance implications of power-trust relationship: The moderating role of commitment in the supplier-retailer relationship

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 312-321

  Jain, Megha ^a   Khalil, Shadab ^b   Johnston, Wesley J ^c,d,e   Cheng, Julian Ming Sung ^e  

^a JAIPURIA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

^b NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Commitment; Financial performance; Power; Strategic performance; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897630565     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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