Management perspectives of high technology strategic alliance outcomes

Journal of Strategy and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-19

  Powers, Thomas L ^a   Wilson, Rachel C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business enterprise; Organizational performance; Profit; Senior managers; Shareholders; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251513698     PISSN: 1755425X     EISSN: 17554268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17554251011019387     Document Type: Article

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