The impact of firm-specific assets and the interaction of uncertainty: An examination of make or buy decisions in public and private hospitals

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 383-409

  Coles, Jerilyn W ^a   Hesterly, William S ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Contracts; Hospitals; Specific assets; Transaction costs; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010198483     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(98)00102-4     Document Type: Article

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