Determining international strategic alliance performance: A multidimensional approach

International Business Review

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-361

  Nielsen, Bo Bernhard ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

International strategic alliance; Multidimensional approach; Performance; Post alliance formation; Pre alliance formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248574829     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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