Broadly, our study extends the internal control literature by examining the consequences of poor internal control quality, and its remediation, on the decision to continue or terminate supply chain relationships. Second, we extend the literature that examines the role of accounting information for contracting efficiency, complementing research that focuses on aspects of contracts between supply chain buyers and sellers such as financial covenants (Costello [2013]) and the effects of customer concentration on inventory management and operational efficiency (Gavirneni, Kapusckinski and Tayur [1999]; Lee, So and Tang [2000]).