Differences in knowledge acquisition mechanisms between IJVs with Western vs Japanese parents: Focus on factors comprising absorptive capacity

Management Decision

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 422-443

  Park, Byung Il ^a  

^a Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acquisitions and mergers; Japan; Joint ventures; Korea; Multinational companies

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952805657     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251741111120789     Document Type: Article

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