The contingent value of local partners' business group affiliations

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 295-314

  Lu, Jane W ^a   Ma, Xufei ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 44449177061     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2008.31767261     Document Type: Article

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