Real options in international joint ventures

Journal of Management

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 403-423

  Reuer, Jeffrey J ^a   Tong, Tony W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b 160 Jacobs Management Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Contracts; International joint ventures; Real options theory; Strategic alliances; Transaction cost economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 14644434724     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206304272184     Document Type: Article

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