Can trustworthiness in a supply chain be signaled?

The relationship between a buyer and its suppliers often relies on factors beyond the terms of a contractual agreement. Buyers can therefore benefit from identifying trustworthy suppliers. We argue that precontractual actions by a supplier, for example making costly buyer-specific investments withou...

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Main Authors: Ahn, H.-S (Author), Beer, R. (Author), Leider, S. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: INFORMS Inst.for Operations Res.and the Management Sciences 2018
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