The Determinants of Trust in Supplier-Automaker Relationships in the U.S., Japan, and Korea

Keywords

trust, supplier-buyer relationships, interorganizational trust, embeddedness perspective

Abstract

We examine the determinants of trust in 453 supplier-automaker relationships in the U.S., Japan, and Korea. We define trust and derive a model of its determinants drawing upon (1) an embeddedness (relationship-based) perspective, (2) a process-based perspective, and (3) an economic (hostage-based) perspective. Our findings indicate strong support for the process based perspective in all countries; embeddedness was only important in Japan, and the economic hostage-based variable (stock owner ship) was not important in any country.

Original Publication Citation

Dyer, Jeffrey H. and Wujin Chu (2011). "The Determinants of Trust in Supplier-Buyer Relations in the U.S., Japan, and Korea: A Retrospective." Journal of International Business Studies, 42, 28-34.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2011

Publisher

Journal of International Business Studies

Language

English

College

Marriott School of Business

Department

Marketing

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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