How distance influences contractual governance in buyer-seller relationships
研究心理距离和地理距离如何影响企业间契约中的保障条款与协调条款的执行，发现两种距离对保障执行有正向作用，而心理距离会降低协调执行。
This paper investigates how psychological and geographical distance influence contractual governance in exchange relationships. Drawing on multiple data sources, we find that both psychological distance and geographical distance increases firms' contractual safeguard enforcement, while psychological distance decreases the firms' contractual coordination enforcement. Moreover, the paper discusses the effect of psychological distance and geographical distance on contractual coordination enforcement. Findings suggest that firms should consider the nuanced influences of geographical and psychological distance on contractual safeguards and coordination clauses in governing exchange relationships.