Exploiting consumer-employee-retailer interactions in technology-enriched retail environments through a relational lens

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 958-965

  Pantano, Eleonora ^a   Migliarese, Piero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; Innovation management; Organizational relationships; Relational lens; Retailing

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; RETAILING; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 84908013239     PISSN: 09696989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2014.08.015     Document Type: Article

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