We study the make-or-buy decision of oligopolistic firms in an industry in which final good production requires specialized inputs. Firms' mode of operation decision depends on both the incentive to economize on costs and on strategic considerations. We explore the strategic incentives to...

We bridge the organisational economics and industrial economics literatures on the vertical boundaries of the firm by contextualising the transaction cost approach to the make-or-buy decision within an oligopolistic market structure. Firms invest in the quality of the intermediate resulting in...

Despite the importance and requirement of integrated reporting on human capital (HC), research indicates a lack of reporting frameworks and adequate disclosure in organization reports. Thus, a unique research opportunity is created for researchers to determine what is being presented in reports...