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Consumers demand transparency, but is it rewarded?

Transparent supply chains boost consumer trust—if the results are positive. But what if they aren't? A new paper by Kühne Logistics University (KLU), in collaboration with the University of Tennessee and Tilburg University, published in the Journal of Business Logistics, reaches a surprising conclus...

Consumers demand transparency, but is it rewarded?
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Transparent supply chains boost consumer trust—if the results are positive. But what if they aren't? A new paper by Kühne Logistics University (KLU), in collaboration with the University of Tennessee and Tilburg University, published in the Journal of Business Logistics, reaches a surprising conclusion. The researchers advise companies: It's better to publish mixed results than none at all.

Originally published at Phys.org

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