Relational exchanges versus arm's-length transactions during institutional transitions

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 355-370

  Zhou, Jessie Qi ^a   Peng, Mike W ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm's length transactions; Institutional transitions; Relational exchanges

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954690167     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-009-9142-7     Document Type: Article

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