Using the universe of large Canadian manufacturing firms in 1988 and 1996, we investigate to what extent outsourcing … outsourcing less likely; (ii) complementarities between the investments of the buyer and the seller are also associated with less … outsourcing; (iii) property rights predictions on the link between investment intensities and optimal ownership are only supported …

explored in an in-depth qualitative examination of sourcing practices in drug development. The outsourcing of central … biotechnology firms, I explain why outsourcing deals take the form of embedded relationships in the first setting, and of seemingly …