The decision to persist with underperforming alliances: The role of trust and control

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1217-1243

  Patzelt, Holger ^a   Shepherd, Dean A ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN HISTORY   (Germany)

^b NONE

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EID: 52649160823     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2008.00791.x     Document Type: Article

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