We hypothesize that trust is a moderator of the direct relationship between control and coordination concerns and the extent of contracting. Our results suggest that high trust weakens the positive relationship between control concerns and the extent of contracting, but reinforces the positive...

The effect of uncertainty on governance choice remains a puzzle. In this paper we investigate the influence of behavioral uncertainty and ambiguity as determinants of alliance governance choice. We argue that different governance forms address different uncertainty problems: behavioral...

We hypothesize that trust is a moderator of the direct relationship between control and coordination concerns and contractual complexity. Our results suggest that high trust weakens the positive relationship between control concerns and contractual complexity and reinforces the positive...