Market Exchange, Social Structures and Time
Market Exchange, Social Structures and Time
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市场交换、社会结构和时间
DOI:
10.1108/03090569410057317
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发表时间:
1994
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
L. Araujo
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作者:
G. Easton;L. Araujo
Two important, although neglected, dimensions of market exchange are the temporal and the social. Exchanges, particularly those between organizations, may be thought of as embedded in a social framework which rewards continuity. Similarly exchanges between the same entities which recur over time take on a different character from those which are instantaneous and atomistic. Such patterns of exchange create a framework, of among other things, expectations, trust, adaptations and investments which can be said to comprise the elements of a relationship. Addresses the many reasons why individuals, but especially organizations, choose to give up freedom of choice and the open market for the confines of a stable and long‐term relationship. Where such relationships exist they provide a measure of continuity in the workings of markets. This, in turn, gives rise to enduring structures which have been labelled industrial networks. Such structures provide an important framework for exchanges within a market since th...