This paper examines complementarity among vertical integration decisions in automobile product development. Though most research assumes that contracting choices are independent of each other, contracting complementarity arises when the returns to a single vertical integration decision are...

Preface -- Observations and thanks -- Introduction -- The big project -- The story so far -- Mentoring works -- Network capital -- When is the price too high? -- The pipeline challenge -- The pipeliners -- HR and the pipeline -- Beyond the davies review -- Conclusion -- Appendix - Index