Triadic trust in business networks: A conceptual model and empirical illustration

European Business Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 165-190

  Svensson, Göran ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Business links; Relationship marketing; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986149643     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555340410524265     Document Type: Article

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