Product innovation in emerging market-based international joint ventures: An organizational ecology perspective

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1114-1132

  Zhou, Changhui ^a   Li, Jing ^b  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emerging market; International joint ventures; Organizational cology; Product innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549097050     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2008.51     Document Type: Article

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