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The Effects of Firm- and Relation-Specific Characteristics on Quality of Supplier Relationships

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This study develops theoretical hypotheses that have been primarily inspired by relations between private firms. These hypotheses are subsequently tested with data on buyer-supplier relationships in the US automobile industry. Some of the concepts used however are fairly general and may well be applicable to relations in the public sector, such as relations between government institutions, or between politicians and civil servants.

The authors express their gratitude to Susan Helper (Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio) for providing access to the data and to Tomas Klos, Bernard Steunenberg and Oliver E. Williamson for their comments on an earlier draft of this paper, without implicating them in any remaining errors

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    Gjalt de Jong, Bart Nooteboom & Robert W. Vossen

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    Peter B. Boorsma (Professor of Public Finance), Kees Aarts (Associate Professor of Public Policy Research Methods) & Albert E. Steenge (Professor of Economics) (Professor of Public Finance),  (Associate Professor of Public Policy Research Methods) &  (Professor of Economics)

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de Jong, G., Nooteboom, B., Vossen, R.W. (1997). The Effects of Firm- and Relation-Specific Characteristics on Quality of Supplier Relationships. In: Boorsma, P.B., Aarts, K., Steenge, A.E. (eds) Public Priority Setting: Rules and Costs. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1487-2_4

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