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Culture, Ethics and International Negotiations: Exploring the Role of Trust

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This paper investigates the role of various dimensions of national culture in the formation of trust. The paper discusses the potential role trust may play as a factor in negotiation behavior, where ethical issues are at stake. Finally, an extended model of the relationship among culture, trust and negotiation behavior is proposed.

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Elahee, M.N., Minor, M.S. (2015). Culture, Ethics and International Negotiations: Exploring the Role of Trust. In: Noble, C. (eds) Proceedings of the 1999 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference. Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13078-1_35

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