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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"relationship-specific investments"”.
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Three Essays In Industrial Organization, Law And Finance
… structure, U.S. politics, and corporate law: relationship-specific investment (RSI), contracting environment and financial performance; RSI, contracting environment and the choice of capital structure; and political value and SEC enforcement actions. Firms that engage in long-term bilateral …
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Relational strategy, business scope, and firm performance: evidence from supplier-client relationships in knowledge-based services
… that build deeply embedded exchange relationships with their clients. Prior research in the relational view has revealed the potential for firms to gain advantages (but also to become exposed to hazards) through close inter-organizational relationships characterized by greater levels …
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Three Essays on Brand Management in the Business-to-Business Context: Brand Identity, Brand Culture, and Brand Essence
… and brand essence influences buyer-seller relationships in three independent essays. In Essay 1, I address the structure, capabilities, and outcomes of brand identity from a supplier perspective. Through qualitative interviews with suppliers, I examine how widespread the concept of brand …
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Essays on Social Influences in Decision Making
This dissertation reports a series of studies on social influences in decision making with wide ranging marketing implications in areas such as gamification initiatives, participative pricing mechanisms, and charity fundraising strategies. The body of this work comprises of three indepth, …