Make, Buy, or Ally: A Transaction Cost Theory Meta-Analysis
通过元分析综合评估交易成本理论在组织边界决策（制造、购买或联盟）中的实证支持，发现该理论对制造与购买、联盟与购买决策有强支持，但资产专用性的预测力并不强于不确定性。
Since the publication of Williamson's Markets and Hierarchies, many empirical articles have investigated the tenets of transaction cost theory. Using meta-analytic techniques, we quantitatively synthesized and evaluated transaction cost-based empirical research on organizational boundary (make, buy, or ally) decisions. We found strong support for the theory for both make versus buy and ally versus buy decisions. However, we did not find evidence that asset specificity had stronger predictive power than uncertainty. Hierarchical and relational governance appropriately aligned with transaction dimensions both led to enhanced performance. On the basis of our meta-analysis, we provide directions for future research.