Alliance or acquisition? A dyadic perspective on interfirm resource combinations

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1291-1317

  Lihua, Wang ^a   Zajac, Edward J ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliances; Capabilities; Mergers and acquisitions; Resources

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ALLIANCE; DYADIC PERSPECTIVE; GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 36248941247     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.638     Document Type: Article

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