Risk perception and post-formation governance in international joint ventures in Taiwan: The perspective of the foreign partner

Journal of International Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 288-303

  Hsieh, Linda H Y ^a   Rodrigues, Suzana B ^b,c   Child, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c FUMEC UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Control; International joint ventures; Post formation dynamics; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956227930     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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