The multiple principal problem refers to multiple collective action problems that
organizations face when they must balance (competing) interests of multiple stakeholders …

Platform Ecosystems is a hands-on guide that offers a complete roadmap for designing and
orchestrating vibrant software platform ecosystems. Unlike software products that are …

This chapter surveys major issues arising in the economic analysis of contract law. It begins
with an introductory discussion of scope and methodology, and then addresses four main …

This book provides a framework for thinking about economic instiutions such as firms. The
basic idea is that institutions arise in situations where people write incomplete contracts and …

Relational exchange arrangements supported by trust are commonly viewed as substitutes
for complex contracts in interorganizational exchanges. Many argue that formal contracts …

Leveraging a longitudinal data set concerning 102 interfirm disputes, we evaluate the effects
of contract structure on trust and on the likelihood of continued collaboration. We …

Relational contracts—informal agreements sustained by the value of future relationships—
are prevalent within and between firms. We develop repeated-game models showing why …

Trust is an important factor for managing transaction costs within interorganizational
relationships (IORs). Research on trust indicates that separate dimensions of trust arise from …

Building on economic and social exchange theories, this study investigates the different
roles transactional and relational mechanisms have in hindering opportunism and improving …

The paper takes stock of the advances and directions for research on the incomplete
contracting front. It first illustrates some of the main ideas of the incomplete contract literature …