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Contract Law, Social Norms and Inter-firm Cooperation (1997)
Journal Article
Arrighetti, A., Bachmann, R., & Deakin, S. (1997). Contract Law, Social Norms and Inter-firm Cooperation. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 21(2), 416-440. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.cje.a013665

This paper analyses the regulation of inter-firm contracting in Germany, Britain and Italy. Contrary to earlier empirical studies and to models drawn from transaction-cost theory, we find that contract law may play an important role in underpinning l... Read More about Contract Law, Social Norms and Inter-firm Cooperation.

Co-operation in Inter-Firm Relations in Britain and Germany: The Role of Social Institutions (1997)
Journal Article
Lane, C., & Bachmann, R. (1997). Co-operation in Inter-Firm Relations in Britain and Germany: The Role of Social Institutions. The British Journal of Sociology, 48(2), 226-254. https://doi.org/10.2307/591750

The first part of the paper will theoretically examine the social function of trust, the preconditions of the production of trust and the possibility of reconstructing power as a mechanism functionally similar to trust. The second part of the paper i... Read More about Co-operation in Inter-Firm Relations in Britain and Germany: The Role of Social Institutions.

Review of 'Integrating Technology. Expertise and Innovation - Information Technology Strategies in the Financial Services Sector' by R. Fincham, J. Fleck, R. Procter, H. Scarbrough, M. Tierney and R. Williams. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 1994 (1997)
Journal Article
Bachmann, R. (1997). Review of 'Integrating Technology. Expertise and Innovation - Information Technology Strategies in the Financial Services Sector' by R. Fincham, J. Fleck, R. Procter, H. Scarbrough, M. Tierney and R. Williams. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 1994 [Review of the book Integrating Technology. Expertise and Innovation - Information Technology Strategies in the Financial Services Sector]. Organization: The Critical Journal of Organization, Theory and Society, 4(3), 433-435. https://doi.org/10.1177/135050849743007

Patterns of blame in contemporary risk controversies (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davies, C., & Neal, M. (1997, January 1). Patterns of blame in contemporary risk controversies [Paper presentation]. Religion, Modernity and Ethics: Annual conference of the Sociology of Religion Study Group, University of Bristol.

Coping under pressure: An insider view of the casualisation process (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neal, M., & Clarke, D. (1997, January 1). Coping under pressure: An insider view of the casualisation process [Paper presentation]. The Insecure Workforce: Proceedings of the 1997 Employment Research Unit Annual Conference, University of Wales, Cardiff.