Knowledge acquisition from foreign parents in international joint ventures: An empirical examination in the Hungarian context

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-18

  Lyles, Marjorie A ^a   Salk, Jane E ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

International joint ventures; Joint venture performance; Organizational knowledge acquisition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847277378     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400243     Document Type: Article

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