Inter-organizational ethical perceptions and buyer-seller relationships

Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 3-31

  Swanson, Scott R ^a   Kelley, Scott W ^b   DorschM, Michael J ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85009591781     PISSN: 1051712X     EISSN: 15470628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J033v04n02_02     Document Type: Article

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