Relational governance as an interorganizational strategy: An empirical test of the role of trust in economic exchange

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 373-392

  Zaheer, Akbar ^a   Venkatraman, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

interorganizational strategy; relational governance; trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84989060111     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.4250160504     Document Type: Article

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