Trust over time in exchange relationships: Meta-analysis and theory

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1891-1902

  Vanneste, Bart S ^a   Puranam, Phanish ^b   Kretschmer, Tobias ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSEAD   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

interorganizational relations; meta analysis; relationship duration; trust; trustworthiness

Indexed keywords

PLANNING;

INTERORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONS; META ANALYSIS; RELATIONSHIP DURATION; TRUST; TRUSTWORTHINESS;

MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84910100971     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2198     Document Type: Article

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