Partner nationality, market-focus and IJV performance: A contingent approach

Journal of World Business

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 238-249

  Chiao, Yu Ching ^a   Yu, Chwo Ming Joseph ^b   Peng, Ju Tzu Ann ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Access to local markets; Cultural distance; International joint ventures; Local market orientation; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349269882     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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