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Can’t Contracting Be Relational?; Comment on “Alignment in the Hospital-Physician Relationship: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study of Medical Specialist Enterprises in the Netherlands” [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Ubels and van Raaij provide a valuable account of the operation of novel hospital/medical specialist enterprise (MSE) contracts in a Dutch healthcare system shaped by market reform.
David Hughes
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Governance Mechanisms as Substitutes and Complements: Explaining Differential Relationships between Contractual and Relational Governance

, 2010
In recent years scholars have discussed the relationship of contractual and relational governance in information systems outsourcing. For a long time the substitutional view of governance mechanisms originating from transaction cost theory was dominant ...
Fischer, Thomas A., Huber, Thomas, Huber, Thomas L., Fischer, Thomas   +3 more
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Effects of Contractual and Relational Governance on Project Performance: The Role of BIM Application Level

Buildings
This study aims to explore the moderating role of Building Information Modeling (BIM) between project governance and project performance. The theoretical foundation of this research is rooted in transaction cost economics.
Bing Yi, Nina Lee See Nie
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Governance Mechanisms as Substitutes and Complements – A Dynamic Perspective on the Interplay between Contractual and Relational Governance

, 2011
In recent years scholars have discussed the relationship between contractual and relational governance in information systems (IS) outsourcing. Findings regarding this relationship are still mixed.
Fischer, Thomas A., Dibbern, Jens, Jens Dibbern, Huber, Thomas L., Thomas A. Fischer, Thomas L. Huber   +5 more
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Professional Perceptions of Integrated Project Delivery in Brazil: Conceptual Dissonance Between Governance Innovation and Technological Adoption

Buildings
Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is a collaborative approach proposed to address fragmentation and performance issues in the AEC industry, yet its adoption remains limited.
Paula Heloisa da Silva, Nathalia de Paula, Érik Poirier, Sergio Scheer, Silvio Burrattino Melhado   +4 more
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Contractual savings in countries with a small financial sector [PDF]

Countries with small financial systems are generally small economies with a reduced dimension of institutional relationships, a greater concentration of wealth, and a relatively less independent civil service.
Impavido, Gregorio, Musalem, Alberto R., Vittas, Dimitri   +2 more
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The Current Status of the Contractual Choice of Law Clause Provisions in the Draft Restatement (Third) of Conflict of Laws

German Law Journal
The entity responsible for preparing and distributing the restatements of U.S. law has commissioned a new Restatement of Conflict of Laws. This effort includes a reworking of the provisions relating to contractual choice of law clauses.
Laura E. Little
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Contractual savings institutions and banks'stability and efficiency [PDF]

The authors analyze the relationship between the development of contractual savings institutions and banks'efficiency, credit, and liquidity risks. They discuss the potential mechanisms through which the development of contractual savings institutions ...
Tressel, Thierry, Impavido, Gregorio, Musalem, Alberto R.   +2 more
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Contractual arrangements and food quality certifications in the Mexican avocado industry

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2013
The adoption of private quality certifications in agrifood supply chains often requires specific investments by producers which can be safeguarded by choosing specific contractual arrangements.
J. J. Arana-Coronado, J Bijman, O. Omta, A. G. J. M. Oude Lansink   +3 more
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Technology adoption and contractual arrangements under credit constraints: evidence from apple growers in rural China

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Sustainable agricultural transformation necessitates a synergistic evolution between the adoption of technology and institutional innovation. However, prevalent studies frequently regard technology as an exogenous tool, neglecting how its selection is ...
Hongtu Deng, Hongtu Deng, Yubing Duan, Yubing Duan, Yan Zhao, Yan Zhao   +5 more
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