Make, buy, or ally: A transaction cost theory meta-analysis

• Main Authors: GEYSKENS, Inge, STEENKAMP, Jan-Benedict E. M., KUMAR, Nirmalya
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2006
• Subjects: entry-mode choice; manufacturer-supplier relationships; industrial purchasing relationships; resource-based view; vertical integration; united-states; seller relationships; empirical-test; strategic alliances; performance implications; Marketing; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5192; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6191/viewcontent/MakeAllyorBuy_2006_AMJ_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Since the publication of Williamson's Markets and Hierarchies, many empirical articles have investigated the tenets of transaction cost theory. Using meta-analytic techniques, we quantitatively synthesized and evaluated transaction cost-based empirical research on organizational boundary (make,...