“…The literature showed several risks that partners of a relationship may be exposed : the risk of non-appropriation (Kale et al, 2000), the risk of absorption (Hagedoorn & Sadowski, 1999), the risk of rigidity (Young-Ybarra & Wiersema, 1999), the risk of conflict (Zaheer et al, 1998), the risk of misunderstanding (Doz, 1996), the risk of problems contribution and retribution (Brockhoff, 1992), the risk of costs problems (Brockhoff, 1992), the risk of defection (Nooteboom et al, 1997), the risk of opportunistic behavior (Parkhe, 1993), the risk of dependence (Williamson, 1991), the risk of leakage of skills (Kale et al, 2000), the risk of conflicting objectives (Hagedoorn & Sadowski, 1999) and, finally, the risk of lack of transparency of one partner. In a project of information technology or information systems (IT/IS) where many stakeholders with different personal goals have to collaborate together, there may also be risks of organizational, technological, contractual, financial, entrepreneurial and managerial (Poba-Nzaou et al, 2008).…”