On the opportunism-independent theory of the firm

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 381-397

  Love, James H ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contractual; Direction; Opportunism; Specialisation; Theory of the firm

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 18844379706     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/beh044     Document Type: Article

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