The allocation of specific assets, relationship duration, and contractual coordination in buyer-seller relationships

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 41-60

  Buvik, Arnt ^a   Haugland, Sven A ^b  

^a Molde College   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asset specificity; Contractual coordination; Relationship duration; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444501749     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2005.02.003     Document Type: Article

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