Strategic alliances are characterized by inherent instability arising from uncertainty regarding a partner's future behaviour and the absence of a higher authority to ensure compliance. Consequently, when firms adopt these strategies, they are confronted with a relational risk. This paper adopts...

Intellectual property occupies a central position in the biotechnology innovation system, the expected source of new medicines, foods and bio-energy. An international and inter-disciplinary research team has convened for the last seven years in an attempt to better understand the mechanisms of...

Trust has often been analyzed as a single variable within a social system. Nevertheless, many variables can interact to create, maintain, or erode trust. Using system dynamics, trust is conceptualized here as a system that may change over time. This paper aims at considering how to achieve the...