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Trust and Collaboration in the Aftermath of Conflict: The Effects of Contract Structure

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In this paper, the authors evaluate the effects of contract structure on trust and the likelihood of continued collaboration in inter-irm disputes, using a longitudinal data set concerning 102 interfirm disputes.
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Leveraging a longitudinal data set concerning 102 interfirm disputes, we evaluate the effects of contract structure on trust and on the likelihood of continued collaboration. We theoretically refin...

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