The role of interpersonal trust for entrepreneurial exchange in a transition economy

International Journal of Emerging Markets

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-122

  Manolova, Tatiana S ^a   Gyoshev, Bojidar S ^b   Manev, Ivan M ^c  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Bulgaria and The Applied Research and Communications Fund   (Bulgaria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assets management; Trust; Uncertainty management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986047310     PISSN: 17468809     EISSN: 17468817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17468800710739207     Document Type: Article

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