The Causal Structure of Long-Term Supply Relationships

An Empirical Test of a Generalized Transaction Cost Theory

Business & Finance, Management & Leadership, Industrial Management, Management Science
Cover of the book The Causal Structure of Long-Term Supply Relationships by Gjalt de Jong, Bart Nooteboom, Springer US
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Gjalt de Jong, Bart Nooteboom ISBN: 9781461545255
Publisher: Springer US Publication: December 6, 2012
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: Gjalt de Jong, Bart Nooteboom
ISBN: 9781461545255
Publisher: Springer US
Publication: December 6, 2012
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

Long-term supply relationships are of crucial importance in industrial organization. The present (r)evolution in information and communication technology such as e-business is proof of the increasingly dynamic environment in which firms operate. As a result, firms have to focus on their core competencies and obtain complementary ones from partner firms to be able to survive. This can hardly be realized without having long-term supply relationships. In the past decades, research on strategic alliances -the class of interfirm arrangements to which long-term supply relationships belong­ mushroomed. Many ofthe (empirical) studies in the alliance literature focus on a single variable that is then explained by a set of independent variables. For example, for international joint ventures the level of commitment, interdependence, asymmetry, and dedicated investments explains the development of trust. By itself there is nothing wrong in this approach. On the contrary, because of all these studies we now have some knowledge about the reasons why firms enter in alliances and why some alliances are more successful than others. In fact, one of our first studies also belonged to this research-tradition.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Long-term supply relationships are of crucial importance in industrial organization. The present (r)evolution in information and communication technology such as e-business is proof of the increasingly dynamic environment in which firms operate. As a result, firms have to focus on their core competencies and obtain complementary ones from partner firms to be able to survive. This can hardly be realized without having long-term supply relationships. In the past decades, research on strategic alliances -the class of interfirm arrangements to which long-term supply relationships belong­ mushroomed. Many ofthe (empirical) studies in the alliance literature focus on a single variable that is then explained by a set of independent variables. For example, for international joint ventures the level of commitment, interdependence, asymmetry, and dedicated investments explains the development of trust. By itself there is nothing wrong in this approach. On the contrary, because of all these studies we now have some knowledge about the reasons why firms enter in alliances and why some alliances are more successful than others. In fact, one of our first studies also belonged to this research-tradition.

More books from Springer US

Cover of the book Basic and Clinical Applications of Flow Cytometry by Gjalt de Jong, Bart Nooteboom
Cover of the book Tobacco by Gjalt de Jong, Bart Nooteboom
Cover of the book Low-Energy FPGAs — Architecture and Design by Gjalt de Jong, Bart Nooteboom
Cover of the book International Perspectives on Self-Regulation and Health by Gjalt de Jong, Bart Nooteboom
Cover of the book Advances in Assisted Reproductive Technologies by Gjalt de Jong, Bart Nooteboom
Cover of the book Good Manufacturing Practice in Transfusion Medicine by Gjalt de Jong, Bart Nooteboom
Cover of the book Changing Families by Gjalt de Jong, Bart Nooteboom
Cover of the book Spinal Narcotics by Gjalt de Jong, Bart Nooteboom
Cover of the book Handbook of Clinical Health Psychology by Gjalt de Jong, Bart Nooteboom
Cover of the book Depression by Gjalt de Jong, Bart Nooteboom
Cover of the book Mathematical Subjects by Gjalt de Jong, Bart Nooteboom
Cover of the book Villagers of the Maros by Gjalt de Jong, Bart Nooteboom
Cover of the book Beyond Condoms by Gjalt de Jong, Bart Nooteboom
Cover of the book Recent Developments in Alcoholism by Gjalt de Jong, Bart Nooteboom
Cover of the book Discourse and Behavior by Gjalt de Jong, Bart Nooteboom
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy