The role of fairness in alliance formation

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1054-1087

  Ariño, Africa ^a   Ring, Peter Smith ^b  

^a IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^b LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fairness; Joint ventures; Justice theory; Negotiations; Qualitative research; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

FAIRNESS; JOINT VENTURES; JUSTICE THEORY; NEGOTIATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRATEGIC ALLIANCE;

DECISION MAKING; VIRTUAL CORPORATION;

RESEARCH;

EID: 77956898845     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.846     Document Type: Article

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