Social face for innovation in strategic alliances in China: The mediating roles of resource exchange and reflexivity

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 961-978

  Wong, Alfred ^a,b   Tjosvold, Dean ^a   Su, Fang ^b  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

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EID: 36148988346     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.468     Document Type: Article

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