Working effectively in strategic alliances through managerial fit between partners: Some evidence from Sino-British joint ventures and the implications for R & D professionals

R and D Management

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 343-357

  Cui, Charles Chi ^a   Ball, Derrick F ^a   Coyne, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035994939     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9310.00265     Document Type: Article

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