Economists' perceptions versus managers' decisions: An experiment in transaction-cost analysis

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-36

  Love, James H ^a   Roper, Stephen ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economists' perceptions; Experiment; Outsourcing; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURING; TRANSACTION COST;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 12844253770     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bei001     Document Type: Article

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