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Contractual arrangements in the cattle beef chain: an analysis of trust [PDF]
Ciência Rural: In Brazil, the conflict between cattlemen and the slaughterhouse industry is evident and historic in the beef cattle Agribusiness System, in which opportunistic behavior is commonplace.
Lechan Colares-Santos +2 more
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Contractual savings, capital markets, and firms'financing choices [PDF]
The authors analyze the relationship between the development and asset allocation of contractual savings and firms'capital structures. The authors develop a simple model of firms'leverage and debt maturity decisions.
Tressel, Thierry +2 more
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Contractual Governance, Relational Governance: Why Do Firms Continue Drafting Contracts?
, 2013 Governing relationships effectively is central to marketing channel performance. Relational governance theory singles out two key mechanisms, contracts and norms, and suggests that norms surpass contracts in their ability to minimize opportunistic ...
Boulay, Jacques
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Prometheus, 2012 This article develops a conceptual framework to explain the economic rationale underpinning the choice of different modes of governance of formal university–industry interactions: personal contractual interactions, where the contract regulating the ...
Isabel M. Bodas Freitas +2 more
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Lex sportiva as the contractual governing law [PDF]
The International Sports Law Journal, 2017 Contracts involving sports matters, such as the participation of an athlete in an international sports competition, would normally have a clause submitting disputes to arbitration under the rules of the Court of Arbitration for Sports. As a result, in international sports disputes, the subject matter of disputes has been predominantly decided by a ...
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Does digital transformation improve supply chain efficiency of agricultural enterprises?
Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsEnhancing 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 +3 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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The Impact of Contract Functions on Contractors’ Performance Behaviors: A Mixed-Methods Approach
BuildingsUnderstanding how contract functions influence contractors’ performance behaviors is critical for improving project outcomes in the construction industry.
Mingzhu Yang +3 more
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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 +1 more
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The statute of governance. A pivotal linkage between principles of governance and corporate practices [PDF]
This paper puts forward an innovative construct called the Statute of Governance, by which a company can foster and enhance its corporate governance. The paper argues that it is not enough to list some principles of governance and a set of related good ...
Rodolfo Apreda
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