“…In particular, when partners have the potential of furthering their own interests at the expense of the other partners it becomes imperative not only to anticipate such behaviour (Khanna, Gulati, & Nohria, 1998;Park & Ungson, 2001), but also to consider its contribution to the relationship's success (Graf & Rothlauf, 2012). Concerns about behavioural uncertainty have been addressed in the literature by focusing on relational factors including trust and commitment (Morgan & Hunt, 1994;MacMillan, Money, Money, & Downing, 2005;Krishnan et al, 2006;Lancastre & Lages, 2006;Wittmann, Hunt, & Arnett, 2009;Wu, Weng, & Huang, 2012) as the two key mediating factors that predict the attainment of partnership success (Hunt, Lambe, & Wittmann, 2002;Kauser & Shaw, 2004;Arenas & García, 2006;Palmatier, Dant, & Grewal, 2007).…”