Kyle Mayer studies how firms govern relationships with other firms, with particular attention to the contract and its role in establishing a framework for the relationship. His research has been published in Organizational Science, Academy of Management Journal, Management Science, and Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization. He served on the editorial board of Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Academy of Management Review, and Strategic Management Journal. He received a Golden Apple Award in 2003, Marshall's Educator of the Year Award in 2006, and a Mellon Mentoring Award from USC in 2006.
Kyle Mayer, J Bercovitz
() "The Influence of Prior Interaction on Contract Design: The Extent of Contingency Planning in Information Technology Service Contracts ,"Managerial & Decision Economics29.
Kyle Mayer
() "Designing Alliance Contracts: The Role of Detailed Task Descriptions ,"Strategic Alliances: Governance and ContractsPalgrave, 17.
Nick Argyres, Kyle Mayer
() "Learning to Govern by Contract ,"Strategic Alliances: Governance and ContractsPalgrave, 20.
Kyle Mayer, Jackson Nickerson
() "Antecedents and Performance Consequences of Contracting for Knowledge Workers: Evidence from Information Technology Services ,"Organization Science16, 225-242.
Kyle Mayer, Jackson Nickerson
() "A Supply and Supplier Plant Inspections Compliments or Substitutes? A Strategic and Operational Assessment of Inspection Practices in Biotechnology ,"Management Science50, 1064-1081.
Arturs Kalnins, Kyle Mayer
() "Franchising, Ownership and Experience: A Study of Pizza Restaurant Survival ,"Management Science50, 1716-1728.
A Kalnins, Kyle Mayer
() "Relationships and Hybrid Contracts: An Analysis of Contract Choice in Information Technology ,"Journal of Law, Economics and Organization20, 207-229.
Kyle Mayer
() "The Dynamic Knowledge of Regimes by Dengjian Jin ,"Administrative Science Quarterly48, 345-347.
Kyle Mayer
() "Buyer-Supplier Contracting in Biotechnology: Governance Costs, Measurement Costs, and Complementaries ,"Administrative Sciences Association of Canada.