1981–1990: The number of published empirical research papers increased substantially compared to the previous decade. The volume of research on power-dependence relationships remained the highest, while research on relational outcomes started to take off (e.g., Anderson and Narus, 1984). Research on conflict, however, peaked (e.g., Gaski and Nevin, 1985) while a few empirical studies on channel structure and channel selection (Anderson and Coughlan 1987), as well as on negotiation (e.g., Dwyer and Walker 1981) emerged in this decade.