The Organization of Economic Activity: Transaction Costs, Firm Capabilities, and the Nature of Governance

Organization Science

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 577-590

  Madhok, Anoop ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic Organization; Firm Capabilities; Management of Firm Boundaries; Transaction Costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030506983     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.7.5.577     Document Type: Article

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