Structuring interorganizational cooperation: The role of economic integration in strategic alliances

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 617-637

  Luo, Yadong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic integration; Inter firm exchange; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

PROFITABILITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ALLIANCE PERFORMANCE; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 44149085705     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.677     Document Type: Article

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