Performance of international joint ventures: Evidence for West Africa

International Business Review

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 523-541

  Boateng, Agyenim ^a   Glaister, Keith W ^b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

International joint ventures; Performance; West Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036799896     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-5931(02)00035-5     Document Type: Article

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