Contracts and trust in alliances discovering, creating and appropriating value

ch. 1. Introduction on contracts and trust in alliances -- ch. 2. Mainstream literature : coordination and control -- ch. 3. Need versus ability to contract -- ch. 4. How trust and contracts coevolve -- ch. 5. Functions of negotiation and contracting -- ch. 6. Duality and dialectic tensions -- ch. 7...

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Main Author: Vlaar, Paul W. L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham Edward Elgar c2008
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Collection: Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:ch. 1. Introduction on contracts and trust in alliances -- ch. 2. Mainstream literature : coordination and control -- ch. 3. Need versus ability to contract -- ch. 4. How trust and contracts coevolve -- ch. 5. Functions of negotiation and contracting -- ch. 6. Duality and dialectic tensions -- ch. 7. Contract standardization -- ch. 8. Governance trajectories -- ch. 9. Discussion and conclusion
Paul Vlaar contends that strategic alliances and other forms of cooperation, such as buyer-supplier relationships, joint ventures and offshoring initiatives, increasingly stand at the basis of competitive advantage. Although contracts and trust play a crucial role in such relationships, prior studies on both governance solutions are generally confined to single theories, paradigms and viewpoints. Drawing on an in-depth case study, survey data and conceptual developments, the author advances a more integrative framework. He probes issues such as: • the tension between the need and the ability to contract • trust and contracts as co-evolving and self-reinforcing phenomena • contractual functions other than coordination and control • dialectical tensions stemming from contract application • standardization of contracting practices. By exploring these topics, the book offers novel perspectives on the role of trust in interorganizational relationships, shifting our attention and creation to the discovery of value by collaborating partners
Physical Description:xi, 338 p ill
ISBN:9781848443006
1847205178
9781847205179