In today's knowledge-based global competitive climate, both large and small firms attempt to
leverage external knowledge by collaborating with companies with complementary …

Social Networks and Trust discusses two possible explanations for the emergence of trust
via social networks. If network members can sanction untrustworthiness of actors, these …

Using a simple but general formalization, we state the conditions under which one might
expect a negative or positive relationship between preexisting trust and governance …

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The study of social networks has gained momentum since the 1960s. It produced impressive
findings, such as that persons who are more integrated into their networks have a better life …

This paper develops a structural model to simultaneously analyze firms' partner selection
activities and governance design for managing interfirm relationships. The model predicts …

This paper discusses two mechanisms through which social embeddedness can affect trust
among actors in cooperative relations. Trust can be based on past experiences with a …

The paper contributes to the theoretical debate on stakeholder management within project-
oriented organizations. Despite acknowledging that 'no project is an island', project …

Organizations interacting repeatedly on similar transactions may learn from prior
experiences, allowing contracts to be specified in greater detail. In this study, we analyze the …

This paper examines the effects of the social context of economic exchange on the
governance of transactions in buyer-supplier relations between firms. We distinguish three …