“…After all, even the most thorough contracts cannot possibly cover all contingencies. Numerous positive effects of relational exchange include increased cooperation (Morgan & Hunt, 1994), reduced opportunism (Brown, Dev, & Lee, 2000;Joshi & Stump, 1999), increased performance (Skarmeas, Katsikeas, & Schlegelmilch, 2002), and increased satisfaction and service quality (Paulin, Perrien, & Ferguson, 1997). Therefore,…”