[eng] The object of the article is to analyse the industrial partnership in cases where this type of relationship leads to the signing of a basic contract between the principal and the subcontractor. This study is based on the behaviour of a sample of principals concerning the duration of the...

[eng] The aim of the article is to interpret the recent evolution of coordination mechanisms governing subcontracting relations, particularly extension of the duration of the agreement between the two contracting parties. Using tools of analysis based on the theory of incentives, the author...