Institutional environment and the mechanisms of governance: The impact of intellectual property protection on the structure of inter-firm alliances

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 283-309

  Oxley, Joanne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliances; F23; Governance; Intellectual property; L22

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000335439     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(99)00011-6     Document Type: Article

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