The Co-evolution of Strategic Alliances

Organization Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 255-264

  Koza, Mitchell P ^a   Lewin, Arie Y ^b  

^a Europ Inst of Bus Administration   (France)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032373437     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.9.3.255     Document Type: Article

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