Interdependency in joint ventures: The relationship between dependence asymmetry and performance

Journal on Chain and Network Science

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 101-110

  Kemp, Ron G M ^a   Ghauri, Pervez N ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict; Dependency asymmetry; Joint ventures; Norms of exchange; Performance; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 36348969650     PISSN: 15691829     EISSN: 22244662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/JCNS2001.x009     Document Type: Article

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