Determinants of intra-firm trust in buyer-seller relationships in the international travel trade

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 116-123

  Crotts, John C ^a   Turner, Gregory B ^a  

^a School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Co operation; Communications; Travel; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 85032068443     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596119910251020     Document Type: Article

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