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Title: A Social Network Analysis of Opportunistic Behaviors in Government R&D programs
Authors: Kim, JC
Lee, H
Son, B-G
Choi, Y
Keywords: partner-selection strategy;reputation;relation;opportunism;government R&D program
Issue Date: 1-Sep-2024
Publisher: CEUR-WS.org
Citation: Kim, J.C. et al. (2024) 'A Social Network Analysis of Opportunistic Behaviors in Government R&D programs', CEUR Workshop Proceedings 3737, Ghent / Leuven, Belgium, 1-5 September, pp. 1 - 11. Available at: https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3737/paper6.pdf (accessed: 7 Auguast 2025).
Abstract: Drawing on transaction costs analysis, this study investigates the effect of two partner selection strategies in government R&D programs: selection based on dyadic relation and network reputation of candidate partners. While governments play a vital role in mitigating opportunistic behavior, direct intervention of governments can increase administrative burdens and decrease efficiency, leading to higher costs for the government. Building upon existing literature on relational and network theories, the research aims to provide insights on the role of partner-selection strategies as effective self-enforcing mechanisms on opportunism control. A simulation model is proposed to track long-term changes in network configuration and transaction costs under project uncertainties. The base model demonstrated that selection based on relations forms a more cost-effective partner network. The next step is to analyze how the transaction costs of these two strategies change on the project uncertainty.
URI: http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/31716
ISSN: 1613-0073
Other Identifiers: ORCiD: Junchul Kim https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9489-0918
ORCiD: Habin Lee https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0071-4874
ORCiD: Youngseok Choi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9842-5231
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