Distinguishing costs of cooperation and control in alliances

Volume: 26, Issue: 10, Pages: 913 - 932
Published: Oct 1, 2005
Abstract
Firms simultaneously face the need to cooperate with and control an alliance partner. To complement the transaction cost perspective's emphasis on the need to control and limit opportunistic behavior, we examine the sources and impact of the cooperation costs incurred in order to work with a partner. We propose that these costs increase with greater joint task complexity and interpartner diversity, and perceptions of equitable behavior affect...
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Title
Distinguishing costs of cooperation and control in alliances
Published Date
Oct 1, 2005
Volume
26
Issue
10
Pages
913 - 932
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