Exploring the relationship between decision and ownership rights in joint ventures: Evidence from Hungarian joint ventures

International Studies of Management and Organization

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 43-59

  Windsperger, Josef ^a   Kocsis, Eva ^b   Rosta, Miklos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Institute of Data Analytics and Information Systems   (Hungary)

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EID: 73549108949     PISSN: 00208825     EISSN: 15580911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/IMO0020-8825390403     Document Type: Article

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