Determinants of partner opportunism in strategic alliances: A conceptual Framework

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-74

  Das, T K ^a   Rahman, Noushi ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance horizon; Determinants of opportunism; Equity joint ventures; Minority equity alliances; Nonequity alliances; Opportunistic behavior; Partner opportunism; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649085207     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-009-9132-2     Document Type: Article

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