Configuration of value chain activities: The effect of pre-entry capabilities, transaction hazards, and industry evolution on decisions to internalize

Organization Science

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1330-1349

  Qian, Lihong ^a   Agarwal, Rajshree ^b   Hoetker, Glenn ^c  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Governance choice; Industry evolution; Pre entry experience; Value chain activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860415475     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1110.0682     Document Type: Article

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