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 …

The “transaction cost” theory of the firm introduced by Coase (1937) has become a standard
framework for the study of institutional arrangements. The Coasian framework helps explain …

This paper analysis the recent progress in the understanding of a orgnizations known as
hybrid forms. The growing literature on these forms, staning between markets and markets …

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 …

Customer relationship management (CRM) has once again gained prominence amongst
academics and practitioners. However, there is a tremendous amount of confusion …

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 …

During the past three decades, tremendous strides have been made in our understanding of
how firms should organize and manage their channels of distribution. Still, we have barely …

This study investigates a retailer's incentive for sharing private demand information with a
supplier who may encroach the retail channel by imposing a fixed entry cost. Although …

Opportunism is a central construct in exchange theory. Economists contend that despite the
firm's best efforts to erect governance structures that reduce opportunism and preserve …

Previous conceptualizations of attitudinal commitment are extended by considering two very
different components of a manufacturer's attachment to an independent channel …