... the apparent logics themselves. This study finds that informal controls can override formal controls and resolve the present institutional complexity creating a state of institutional ambidexterity in a rural less-developed context. The paper is structured as follows. Section 2 reviews the literature...

...Stefan Grunwald-Delitz; Erik Strauss; Juergen Weber Purpose This paper aims to advance understanding of the role of informal controls for governing day-to-day interactions in the execution phase of interfirm collaborations. It explores the nature of these informal controls and how they are used...