 An empirical investigation of interorganizational opportunism and contracting mechanismsFabrice Lumineau and Bertrand Quelin Post-Print from HAL Abstract: This study investigates contracting mechanisms in situations of opportunistic disputes between organizations. The authors specifically explore the relationships between the formal versus informal nature of opportunism and the formal versus informal nature of contractual governance. They use a unique data set of 102 buyer-supplier disputes to explore in depth different types of opportunism - that is, strong form versus weak form opportunism - and different types of contracting mechanisms - that is, the controlling and coordinating functions of formal contracts and the cooperative and competitive sides of relational contracts. The authors' detailed empirical analysis suggests distinct relationships between the different contracting mechanisms, the different types of opportunism, and the level of legal fees necessary to deal with the dispute. From these findings the authors derive implications for research on the role of contractual mechanisms in dealing with interorganizational opportunism. Keywords: formal contract; legal fees; opportunism; relational contract; vertical relationship (search for similar items in EconPapers) Published in Strategic Organization, 2012, 10 (1), pp.55-84. ⟨10.1177/1476127011434798⟩ There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:hal-00668599 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Post-Print from HAL |
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