Celly, Kirti Sawhney; Spekman, Robert E; Kamauff, John W - In: Journal of International Business Studies 30 (1999) 2, pp. 297-316
We use the metaphor of the mutual assurance game to develop the notion that overseas suppliers may proactively manage uncertainty by making customized investments to serve their buyers. Using this game-theoretic conceptualization as a complement to the transactions cost analysis notion of...