Partner selection in international joint ventures

Journal of Euromarketing

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 119-137

  Larimo, Jorma ^a   Rumpunen, Sami ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

Author keywords

International joint venture; Partner selection; Selection criteria

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; JOINT VENTURE; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34247484998     PISSN: 10496483     EISSN: 15286967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J037v16n01_09     Document Type: Article

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