Abstract: Managerial and Decision EconomicsVolume 14, Issue 2 p. 97-107 ArticleFree Access Opportunism and its critics Oliver E. Williamson, Oliver E. Williamson University of California, Berkeley, CA, USASearch for more papers by this author Oliver E. Williamson, Oliver E. Williamson University of California, Berkeley, CA, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: March/April 1993 https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.4090140203Citations: 322AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References W. R. Ashby (1960). 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