Trust and Governance in Hybrid Relationships: An Investigation of Logistics Alliances Page: 2

                                
Logistics alliances (LAs) offer an interesting hybrid in which to study these
questions of trust and governance dynamics. A field study used a mail survey of shipper
and motor-carrier managers involved in LAs.
The moderated hierarchical regression model contained the governance dimensions
of Structure and Process as the dependent variable, characteristics of transaction as
independent variables, and trust and risk propensity as moderators. Hypotheses related to
asset specificity and uncertainty received support. Although moderator interactions were
not significant, risk propensity was a significant as a main effect when Structure was the
dependent variable, and trust was a significant as a main effect when Process was the
dependent variable.
Based on these results, the TCE model was revised to reflect possible temporal
differences in the influence of Structure and Process. Further implications of these findings
for theory and practice in logistics alliances are discussed.