Strategic alliance contracts: Dimensions and determinants of contractual complexity

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 313-330

  Reuer, Jeffrey J ^a   Ariño, Africa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contracts; Organizational governance; Strategic alliances; Transaction cost economics; Trust

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS; NON EQUITY AGREEMENTS; ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE; TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS;

CONTRACTS;

EID: 33847209979     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.581     Document Type: Article

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