A trust interpretation of business to business relationships: A case-based discussion

Management Decision

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 302-308

  Blois, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alliances; Managerial power; Organizations; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986076229     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251749810220504     Document Type: Article

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