Are joint ventures positive sum games? the relative effects of cooperative and noncooperative behavior

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-54

  Kumar, M V Shyam ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

event studies; joint ventures; resource based view; transaction cost economics; value creation

Indexed keywords

EVENT STUDIES; JOINT VENTURES; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS; VALUE CREATION;

COMPETITION; ECONOMICS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 78649247860     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.867     Document Type: Article

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