Factors affecting trading partners' knowledge sharing: Using the lens of transaction cost economics and socio-political theories

Electronic Commerce Research and Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 297-308

  Ke, Weiling ^a   Wei, Kwok Kee ^b  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Interdependence; Interorganizational knowledge sharing; Power; Transaction cost economics; Trust

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DECISION THEORY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

INTERDEPENDENCE; INTERORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE SHARING; PARTNER'S POWER; TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

EID: 34548634160     PISSN: 15674223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elerap.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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