The effect of general and partner-specific alliance experience on joint R&D project performance

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 332-345

  Hoang, Ha ^a,c   Rothaermel, Frank T ^b  

^a INSEAD   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 19744367863     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2005.16928417     Document Type: Article

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