Strategic change and termination of interfirm partnerships

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 402-423

  Cui, Anna Shaojie ^a   Calantone, Roger J ^b   Griffith, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

evolution; joint venture; partnership; resource value; strategic change; termination

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; JOINT VENTURES; PARTNERSHIP; RESOURCE VALUE; STRATEGIC CHANGES; TERMINATION;

COMPETITION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VIRTUAL CORPORATION;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EID: 79951543761     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.881     Document Type: Article

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