Interfirm Cooperation in Strategic Relationships: The Role of Formal Contract

Numéro: 2010-2 Interfirm Cooperation in Strategic Relationships: The Role of Formal Contract Jean Beuve (Chaire EPPP ) and Stéphane Saussier (Chaire EPPP) Abstract: In this paper, we use a large database of more than 3700 strategic relationships in force between French firms in 2003 to study the way they achieve cooperation. We find that cooperation is enhanced by…

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