Determinants of governance structure in alliances: The role of strategic, task and partner uncertainties

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1223-1251

  Casciaro, Tiziana ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347033250     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/12.6.1223     Document Type: Article

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