Managing the inter-firm cooperation process: Exploratory case studies of Hong Kong architects and contractors

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 503-523

  Lui, Steven S ^a   Lu, Yuan ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Case study; Inter firm cooperation; Interaction; Process; Social exchange theory; Strategic alliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844539863     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020513525482     Document Type: Article

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