Transaction cost economics: An assessment of empirical research in the social sciences
This paper provides a comprehensive review of the empirical literature in transaction cost
economics (TCE) across multiple social science disciplines and business fields. We show …
economics (TCE) across multiple social science disciplines and business fields. We show …
A systematic assessment of the empirical support for transaction cost economics
Transaction cost economics (TCE) is one of the leading perspectives in management and
organizational studies, yet debate continues regarding its empirical support. In this paper …
organizational studies, yet debate continues regarding its empirical support. In this paper …
Make, buy, or ally: A transaction cost theory meta-analysis
Since the publication of Williamson's Markets and Hierarchies, many empirical articles have
investigated the tenets of transaction cost theory. Using meta-analytic techniques, we …
investigated the tenets of transaction cost theory. Using meta-analytic techniques, we …
Uncertainty, opportunism, and governance: The effects of volatility and ambiguity on formal and relational contracting
Comparing the effectiveness of contractual and relational governance in constraining
opportunism under conditions of volatility and ambiguity, we hypothesize that relational …
opportunism under conditions of volatility and ambiguity, we hypothesize that relational …
Privatization and its reverse: Explaining the dynamics of the government contracting process
A Hefetz, M Warner - Journal of public administration research …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Empirical evidence shows local government contracting is a dynamic process that includes
movements from public delivery to markets and from market contracts back to in-house …
movements from public delivery to markets and from market contracts back to in-house …
An empirical examination of transaction‐and firm‐level influences on the vertical boundaries of the firm
A large literature has successfully employed transaction cost economic theory to describe
how exchange conditions affect the optimal form of organization. However, this approach …
how exchange conditions affect the optimal form of organization. However, this approach …
Do make or buy decisions matter? The influence of organizational governance on technological performance
This paper investigates how firms' decisions to outsource or internalize production affect
their technological performance. While several popular arguments and some anecdotal …
their technological performance. While several popular arguments and some anecdotal …
Why do firms both make and buy? An investigation of concurrent sourcing
A Parmigiani - Strategic management journal, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Transaction cost economics, neoclassical economics, and the firm capabilities literatures
propose theories of the firm that typically depict firm boundaries determined by a …
propose theories of the firm that typically depict firm boundaries determined by a …
The choice of organizational governance form and performance: Predictions from transaction cost, resource-based, and real options theories
MJ Leiblein - Journal of management, 2003 - Elsevier
This paper develops an approach to organizational governance decisions that recognizes
how the choice of organizational governance form affects both the creation and …
how the choice of organizational governance form affects both the creation and …
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CS Boerner, JT Macher - Unpublished manuscript, Georgetown University, 2001 - Citeseer
This paper provides a comprehensive review of the empirical literature in transaction cost
economics (TCE) across multiple social science disciplines and business fields. We show …
economics (TCE) across multiple social science disciplines and business fields. We show …