Interpartner sensemaking in strategic alliances: Managing cultural differences and internal tensions

Management Decision

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-36

  Das, T K ^a   Kumar, Rajesh ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross cultural management; Culture (sociology); Internal conflict; Organizational performance; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449121200     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251741011014436     Document Type: Article

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