Distinguishing costs of cooperation and control in alliances

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 913-932

  White, Steven ^a   Lui, Steven Siu Yun ^b  

^a INSEAD   (Singapore)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alliances; Comparative governance; Cooperation; Coordination costs; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION COSTS; HONG KONG CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INTERPARTNER DIVERSITY; TRANSACTION COSTS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MARKETING;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 25144503286     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.490     Document Type: Article

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