Joint venture instability, learning and the relative bargaining power of the parent firms

International Business Review

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 465-493

  Nakamura, Masao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bargaining power; Foreign direct investment; International joint ventures; Learning; R D

Indexed keywords

EID: 22144485583     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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