@techreport{Pyle2003Reputation,
abstract = {Inter-firm information exchange with respect to the reliability of trade partners may be
unmediated in the sense that it involves direct communication between the personnel of two firms.
Alternatively, this information flow may be channeled by or through an organization such as a trade
association. We assess the relationship between these two mechanisms for conveying reputational
information. Based on evidence from five transition countries, we find that trade associations' role
as informational intermediaries in this regard is sensitive to the geographic relationship between a
potential supplier (demander) of reputational information and the firm whose behavior may be
reported (acquired). What is more, the use of trade associations as conduits for reputation flows is
more strategic than the use of unmediated communication in that the former is highly sensitive to the
effects of market structure.},
address = {Bonn},
author = {William Pyle},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {D83; L2; O17; P3; 330; reputation; information; transition; trade associations},
language = {eng},
number = {B 21-2003},
publisher = {ZEI},
title = {Reputation flows: Contractual disputes and the channels for inter-firm communication},
type = {ZEI working paper},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/39589},
year = {2003}
}
