The relationship between trust and control in international joint ventures: Evidence from the airline industry

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 829-858

  Emsley, David ^a   Kidon, Filip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case study; Control; Joint ventures; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 34948882209     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: 19113846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1506/car.24.3.7     Document Type: Article

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