An examination of the relationship between trust, commitment and relationship quality

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 34-50

  Wong, Amy ^a   Sohal, Amrik ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Commitment; Relationship marketing; Retailing; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986104499     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550210415248     Document Type: Article

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