How Wide is the Scope of Hold-Up-Based Theories? Contractual Form and Market Thickness in Trucking [PDF]
How far do the contractual implications of hold-up-based theories (Klein, Crawford, and Alchian (1978), Williamson (1979, 1985)) extend? I investigate this in the context of trucking.
Thomas N. Hubbard
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The co-design of contractual and extra-contractual governance: lessons from the project-based economy [PDF]
, 2008 Organizational economics tends to express a pessimistic view on the effectiveness of inter-firm contracts under uncertainty, and sees the use of authority and of relational governance as possible remedies.
Grandori, A, Furlotti, M
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Contractual Savings in Countries with a Small Financial Sector
, 2002 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.
Dimitri Vittas +5 more
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Zbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Splitu, 2011 Professor Gidara dealt in general with the legal aspects of contractual procedures among public communities, in particular with those between the State and local communities. However, I propose to refer to administrative procedure and the achievements of
Neven Šimac
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The Effect of Contractual Complexity on Technology Sourcing Agreements
Most research on strategic alliances ignores the underlying contracts that govern the terms of the relationship. This is problematic since it is how these contracts are structured that determines how firms will benefit from a relationship.
Hansen, Zeynep, Higgins, Matthew
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Choice and performance of governance mechanisms: Matching contractual and relational governance to sources of asset specificity [PDF]
We argue that the optimal configuration of contractual and relational governance mechanisms in an alliance is contingent not only on the amount of asset specificity, but on the nature of the asset involved in the alliance. Physical assets are more suited
Glenn Hoetker, Thomas Mellewigt
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Determinants of Inter-Firm Contractual Relations: A Case of Indian Software Industry
We analyze the impediments to inter-firm contractual relations, existing formal and informal ways of getting around them, especially the role of reputation and trust in mitigating the conflict of interest between the firms.
Rathinam, Francis
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What’s Common to Relationship Banking and Relationship Investing? Reflections within the Contractual Theory of the Firm [PDF]
The financial systems in continental Europe are subject to profound changes in the institutions of market exchange. Banks traditionally holding close relationships with firms are substituted by non-bank institutional investors. The present paper examines
Doris Neuberger
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Field Actions Science Reports, 2016 The ambitious new Sud Europe Atlantique Tours-Bordeaux high-speed rail line profoundly reshapes the landscapes through which it passes, with consequences for biodiversity and for local residents.
Clara Lorinquer
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Contractual complexity, governance and organisational form in alliances
, 2011 Contracting and governance related issues are critical for the success of alliances. In this paper, we provide a theoretical framework to describe the role of the contractual complexity of alliance agreements for the governance and organisational form of
Siegfried P. Gudergan +3 more
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