An exchange approach on firm cooperative orientation and outcomes of strategic multilateral network participants

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-329

  Wincent, Joakim ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Firm cooperative orientation; Outcomes; Strategic multilateral network

Indexed keywords

EID: 43949140216     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: 15523993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601108318184     Document Type: Article

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