Mercedes Johanna Espinoza Espinoza

RELATIONAL GOVERNANCE AND INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF TRUST, OPPORTUNISM, AND SOLIDARITY IN ECUADORIAN SMES

This study analyzes relational governance in micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ecuador, focusing on the paradox of coexistence between trust and opportunism. The objective is to quantify structural dependence and evaluate how institutional voids affect social capital under the lenses of Transaction C...