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Relationship governance dynamics: the roles of partner selection efforts and mutual investments

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Article

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Authors

Wathne, KH 
Heide, JB 
Mooi, EA 
Kumar, A 

Abstract

© American Marketing Association 2018. The article studies interfirm governance in the context of supplier–reseller relationships. Using a longitudinal study, the authors examine the roles of supplier selection efforts and mutual specific investments with respect to (1) motivating a supplier to make incremental investments and (2) safeguarding these investments from supplier ex post transaction costs. The authors also examine the joint effects of selection efforts and mutual investments on supplier ex post transaction costs. From a practical standpoint, the findings suggest guidelines for channel strategy. Theoretically, they provide new insights into relationship dynamics, including evidence regarding the effects of a firm’s governance choices over time.

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Keywords

channel relationships, governance, mutual investments, selection efforts, transaction cost economics

Journal Title

Journal of Marketing Research

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Journal ISSN

0022-2437
1547-7193

Volume Title

55

Publisher

American Marketing Association