Exploring dark corners: An agenda for organizational behavior research in alliance contexts

Handbook of Strategic Alliances

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 199-218

  Leung, Kwok ^a,b   White, Steven ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Research Methods Division   (China)

^c INSEAD   (France)

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EID: 79951863670     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781452231075.n11     Document Type: Chapter

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