Regulatory focus and opportunism in the alliance development process

Journal of Management

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 682-708

  Das, T K ^a   Kumar, Rajesh ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alliance development process; opportunism; promotion and prevention; regulatory focus; strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954460531     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206309356325     Document Type: Article

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