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Legal
Governance
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Hierarchical Governance
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Type of
"game"
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Legal
Power
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Hierarchical Power
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Building
of trust
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Create fear
of legal sanctions
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Create fear
of hierarchical sanctions
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Level of
Commitment
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Avoid
dependence by playing partners off against each other
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Adaptation
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Through
legal coercion
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Through
power coercion
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Relationship bonds
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“Closed”,
formal, detailed contracts - use competitive bidding frequently
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Forced
contracts - maintain competitive options to gain leverage over
current partners.
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Termination costs
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Retain
flexibility for self but lock in partners by raising their
termination or switching costs
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Retain
flexibility for self but lock in partners by reducing or
eliminating termination or switching options.
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Shared
values
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Reduce
conflict through contracts rather than by sharing values
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Reduce
conflict through power and by sharing values
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Communication
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Primarily
“top-down” and unilateral
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Satisfaction
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Resolve
conflicts through force or through legal systems
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Use force to
eliminate conflicts
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Opportunism
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Seek
opportunities for self
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