The moderating influence of firm market power on the transaction cost economics model: An empirical test in a forward channel integration context

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 635-652

  Shervani, Tasadduq A ^a   Frazier, Gary ^b   Challagalla, Goutam ^c  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel integration; Firm market power; TCE

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; DATA RECORDING; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED CONTROL; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CHANNEL INTEGRATION; FIRM MARKET POWER; INTEGRATED CHANNELS;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 34248189243     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.585     Document Type: Article

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