The dark side of alliances: Lessons from Volvo-Renault

European Management Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 136-150

  Bruner, Robert ^a   Spekman, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032042024     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-2373(97)00083-2     Document Type: Article

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