Combinations of partners' joint venture formation motives

European Business Review

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 576-590

  Klijn, Elko ^a   Reuer, Jeffrey J ^b   Buckley, Peter J ^c   Glaister, Keith W ^d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business formation; Europe; Joint ventures; Partnership

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049462493     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555341011082899     Document Type: Article

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