Institutional explanations of cross-border alliance modes: The case of emerging economies firms

Management International Review

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 551-576

  Ang, Siah Hwee ^a   Michailova, Snejina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alliance mode; Cross border alliances; Emerging economies; Institutional theory; International business strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049118609     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-008-0036-6     Document Type: Article

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