We examine the relationship between the nature of assets involved in an alliance and the optimal configuration of contractual and relational governance mechanisms. Examination of governance choice and performance in the German telecommunications industry indicates that physical assets are more...

Unternehmenskooperationen und die Rolle von Verträgen -- Erfahrung und Lernen in Vertragsbeziehungen -- Vertragsbeziehungen der Automobilindustrie als Betrachtungsrahmen -- Untersuchungskonzeption -- Untersuchungsergebnisse -- Schlussbetrachtung.

Presents an empirical analysis of the contractualdesign of entrepreneurial alliances or collaborative agreements entered into byentrepreneurial firms. First, a series of arguments based on transaction costtheory is used to generate a number of hypotheses regarding the determinants ofthe...

We hypothesize that trust is a moderator of the direct relationship between control and coordination concerns and the extent of contracting. Our results suggest that high trust weakens the positive relationship between control concerns and the extent of contracting, but reinforces the positive...