Knowledge, bargaining power, and the instability of international joint ventures

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 177-202

  Inkpen, Andrew C ^a   Beamish, Paul W ^a  

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EID: 0031502583     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.1997.9707180263     Document Type: Article

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