The exogamic nature of Sino-foreign joint ventures

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 285-306

  Jolly, Dominique R ^a  

^a SKEMA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Chinese business; Inter firm alliances; Learning through alliances; Management of international JVs; Relatedness between allies profiles; Resource based strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 25444441172     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-005-3570-9     Document Type: Article

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