“…On the other hand, the operationalization of transaction costs was divided into ex ante costs, related to the development of the transaction with the obtaining of information, preparation, negotiation, and protection of an agreement, and ex post costs related to monitoring behavior in the transaction, also adjustments and adaptation due to changes in contract execution caused by failures, errors, omissions, and unexpected changes, and, finally, protection against opportunism (Williamson, 1985;Cunha, Saes, & Mainville, 2015;Pilling et al, 1994;).…”