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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

relational trust, supplier relationships, business relationship

College

Marriott School of Management

Department

Management

Abstract

The business world which we live in today is constantly pursuing new avenues of growth. Corporations try to gain a competitive edge or advantage over other industrial rivals, with cost-cutting a huge emphasis in the recent years. Although the idea might go against the grain, there is a place in today’s business arena for trust between buyers and suppliers. Scholars have discussed and written about this form of trust, which is meant to replace contracts and other forms of transactional agreements. Journal articles have been written on advanced supplier relationships that are built solely on trust, but none of them delve deeply into the question of how to start such a supplier-buyer relationship.

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