Factors affecting international joint venture success: An empirical analysis of foreign-local partner relationships and performance in joint ventures in Turkey

International Business Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-35

  Demirbag, Mehmet ^a   Mirza, Hafiz ^b  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034135041     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0969-5931(99)00027-x     Document Type: Article

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