Decision of the firm's vertical boundaries: Considerations on complementarity

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https://doi.org/10.19094/contextus.2020.43903

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vertical integration, transaction costs, measurement costs, resource-based view, complementarity

Abstract

The study aimed to present as an approach guided by propositions of complementarity of the theories TCT - Transaction Costs; MTC - Measurement Costs; RBV -Resource Based View, can support the understanding of the adoption of the vertical integration governance structure. We sought to propose a theoretical scheme, with qualitative methodology along with the concept of complementarity. It was found that the transaction of highly specific assets (TCT) and the measurement difficulty (MCT) justify vertical integration, but the theory of RBV points out that the choice of agents also depends on the availability of capacities and resources. The aim was to formulate this theoretical proposition so that it can be considered empirically in the most varied production chains.

Author Biographies

Bianca Jupiara Fortes, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)

Possui graduação em Administração de Empresas (2011), pela UFSM. Mestrado em Engenharia de Produção (2015) na linha de Gerência da Produção/Métodos Quantitativos para a Tomada de Decisão do Programa de Pós-graduação de Engenharia de Produção da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria /UFSM; Atuou como bolsista de Mestrado da CAPES (2013-2015). Atuou como Professora substituta do Departamento de Administração da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria/Campus Palmeira das Missões- RS (2015-2017); e atuou como Professora orientadora do curso de Graduação/EAD em Gestão Pública da UFSM. Atualmente é Doutoranda em Administração na linha de Marketing e Cadeias Produtivas do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Universidade Estadual de Maringá/UEM e é bolsista de Doutorado da CAPES. 

José Paulo de Souza, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)

Possui graduação em Administração pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (1987), mestrado em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (1999), doutorado em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2002) e pós-doutorado em Administração, pela Universidade de São Paulo (2008). Atualmente é professor associado no Departamento de Administração da Universidade Estadual de Maringá. 

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Fortes, B. J., & Souza, J. P. de. (2020). Decision of the firm’s vertical boundaries: Considerations on complementarity. Contextus - Contemporary Journal of Economics and Management, 18, 123–145. https://doi.org/10.19094/contextus.2020.43903

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