Learning from experience in international alliances: Antecedents and firm performance implications

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 883-892

  Emden, Zeynep ^a   Yaprak, Attila ^b   Cavusgil, S Tamer ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance performance; International alliances; Learning from experiences; Learning orientation; Organizational commitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 12144252865     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2003.10.008     Document Type: Article

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