Should we put locals in charge? managing relationships within prospective us-South African joint ventures;Ar vietiniai gyventojai galiužimti vadovaujančias pareigas? Valdymo santykiai galimose bendrose jav ir pietų afrikos įmonėse

Journal of Business Economics and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 550-575

  Akande, Will Adebowale ^a   Adetoun, Bolanle Eliz ^b   Tserere, Magdeline Makgauta ^c   Adewuyi, Modupe Fal ^d   Akande, Esther Titilola ^e,f  

^a The IRC   (South Africa)

^b Economic Community of West African States Nigeria   (Nigeria)

^c SOCA NPA   (South Africa)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Dublin Business University   (Ireland)

^f Maimo University   (Sweden)

Author keywords

IJVs; Management; Trust; U.S. South Africa alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957837614     PISSN: 16111699     EISSN: 20294433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/jbem.2010.27     Document Type: Article

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