Prior studies report mixed evidence on the impact of customers’ bargaining power on supplier performance. We shed light on this mixed evidence by considering the moderating role of strategic fit. A strategically aligned supplier can provide long-term benefits to the customer. As a result,...

Supporting stakeholder theory we demonstrate that a firm's major customers and suppliers influence its corporate governance. We document a negative contemporaneous association between corporate governance G-index and the presence of major customers and suppliers. Consistent with the causal link...