Knowledge acquisition from foreign parents in international joint ventures: An empirical study in Vietnam

International Business Review

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 463-487

  Thuc Anh, Phan Thi ^a   Christopher Baughn, C ^b   Minh Hang, Ngo Thi ^a   Neupert, Kent E ^b  

^a NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; International joint ventures; Knowledge acquisition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748951943     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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