Anxiety of dependency in international joint ventures? An empirical study of drivers and consequences of relationship insecurity

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 556-566

  Robson, Matthew J ^a   Spyropoulou, Stavroula ^b   Al Khalifa, Ali Bin Khalifa ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Dark side; Dependence; Interdependency theory; International joint venture; Performance; Relationship insecurity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744527811     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2005.06.011     Document Type: Article

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