When can you trust “trust”? Calculative trust, relational trust, and supplier performance

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 724-741

  Poppo, Laura ^a   Zhou, Kevin Zheng ^b   Li, Julie J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

cooperative strategy; supply chain management; transaction cost economics; trust

Indexed keywords

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

COOPERATIVE STRATEGY; MARKET UNCERTAINTY; REWARDS AND PENALTIES; SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE; SUPPLY SIDES; TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS; TRUST;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 84928324908     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2374     Document Type: Article

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