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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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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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Governance lessons from public-private partnerships: examining two cases in the Greater Ottawa Region

Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 2015
This paper is concerned with studying the administrative and democratic effects of PPP procurement involved in the realisation of two PPP projects in the Greater Ottawa region: Gatineau’s Robert-Guertin Arena and Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park. First, we review
Joshua Jebuntie Zaato, Pierre-André Hudon   +1 more
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Alliance dynamics for entrepreneurial firms [PDF]

Small firms are thought to encounter various difficulties implementing strategic alliances. Due to these problems, they may be less able to reap the benefits of alliance adaptation, and the changes that occur in alliances over time often will not ...
Ariño, Africa, Reuer, Jeffrey J.
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Engineering a venture capital market: lessons from the American experience [PDF]

, 2002
The venture capital market and firms whose creation and early stages were financed by venture capital are among the crown jewels of the American economy.
Gilson, Ronald J.
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Does digital transformation improve supply chain efficiency of agricultural enterprises?

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Enhancing supply chain efficiency (SCE) of agricultural enterprises is crucial for building sustainable agriculture and food systems. While digital transformation (DT) presents a potential pathway to this end, it constitutes a high-risk, systemic ...
Lijun Zeng, Junyi Wan, Lin Chen, Jia Wang   +3 more
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Contractual heterogeneity in strategic alliances. [PDF]

We investigate firms' alliance design choices by examining alliances as multifaceted contractual forms. The analysis explores the contractual heterogeneity underlying alternative governance structures for alliances, the bundling of different contractual ...
Ariño, Africa, Reuer, Jeffrey J.
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The Nature of Corporate Governance: The Significance of National Cultural Identity [PDF]

, 2013
This book presents a thoughtful inquiry into the nature and rationale of corporate governance. The authors address fundamental questions including; What is the balance between ownership and control?; For whose interests should the company be run?; What ...
Dine, J, Koutsias, M
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The Impact of Contract Functions on Contractors’ Performance Behaviors: A Mixed-Methods Approach

Buildings
Understanding how contract functions influence contractors’ performance behaviors is critical for improving project outcomes in the construction industry.
Mingzhu Yang, Haitao Chen, Yongshun Xu, Jinjian Wu   +3 more
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Alliance contractual design [PDF]

Our purpose in this paper is to provide an overview of what we know about alliance contracts. After a short introduction to the contents of alliance contracts, we start by contrasting alliance contractual form and governance form.
Ariño, Africa, Reuer, Jeffrey J.
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