Mazzola, Erica; Perrone, Giovanni - In: International Journal of Production Economics 144 (2013) 1, pp. 256-267
This paper considers two issues: the formation of inter-firm relationships, and the choice of governance form. These … the literature in three ways. First, we address why firms enter inter-firm relationships by hypothesizing that managers … on what kinds of objectives can be pursued together in inter-firm relationships to achieve specific strategic needs, and …