@inproceedings{BuchholzJeschkeKappeletal.2019, author = {Buchholz, Wolfgang and Jeschke, Felix and Kappel, Antonia and Ruppe, Cathrin}, title = {One way or another - The relationship between trust and transparency in buyer-supplier relationships}, series = {IPSERA Conference proceedings}, booktitle = {IPSERA Conference proceedings}, pages = {1 -- 14}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Based on a variety of environmental, technological, and product-orientated changes, there has been a shift towards increased collaboration between buyers and suppliers. This paper examines the mutual influence of trust and transparency at different developmental stages of these collaborative relations. In particular, the research investigates the existence of a direct correlation between trust and transparency, as well as indirect dependencies to each other through environmental factors. An extensive literature review combined with an exploratory-qualitative World Caf{\´e} method was conducted in an attempt to fill the research gap regarding the correlation of trust and transparency in buyer-supplier relationships.}, language = {en} }