An integrated anti-opportunism system in international exchange

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 855-877

  Luo, Yadong ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; Governance; IJV; Opportunism

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448974961     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400300     Document Type: Article

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