While some researchers have examined the relationship between interfirm trust and alliance performance (Inkpen and Curall, 1998; Luo,2002; Sako, 2000; Zaheer et aL, 1998), others have argued that several factors such as risk and uncertainty, cultural diversity of partners, and resource dependence (Elangovan...

This paper is a study of the coordination capability between operations and other functional areas within the firm. The paper examines a number of relationships with respect to cross-functional coordination and performance. Using a random sample of 231 firms, five hypotheses are tested....

Although several scholars have emphasized that a balance in power and control between partners enhances alliance stability, the extant studies have not explicitly addressed the performance implications of relational influence between partners. Drawing on social exchange theory, we examined the...