Uncertainty, opportunism, and governance: The effects of volatility and ambiguity on formal and relational contracting

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1058-1077

  Carson, Stephen J ^a   Madhok, Anoop ^b,c   Tao, Wu ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 33750266141     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2006.22798187     Document Type: Article

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