Trust, inter-partner conflicts, cultural distance, commitment and joint venture performance: An empirical analysis of international joint ventures in turkey

Journal of Transnational Management Development

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 111-140

  Demirbag, Mehmet ^a,b   Weir, David T H ^c,d   Mirza, Hafiz ^e  

^a PRIAE   (United Kingdom)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c CERAM   (France)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Joint venture; Trust; Turkey; Turkish partners

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645280826     PISSN: 10686061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J130v08n01_06     Document Type: Article

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