Alliance networks and firm performance: The impact of repeated partnerships

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 487-509

  Goerzen, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Interorganizational alliances; Multinational corporation; Networks; Technological uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL TESTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ALLIANCE NETWORKS; EQUITY-BASED PARTNERSHIPS; INTERORGANIZATIONAL ALLIANCES; MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION; TECHNOLOGICAL UNCERTAINTY;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34147095899     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.588     Document Type: Article

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