Clearing a path through the forest: A meta-review of interorganizational relationships

Journal of Management

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1108-1136

  Parmigiani, Anne ^a   Rivera Santos, Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

cooperative strategy; exploration exploitation; franchising; joint ventures JVs; patents; R D strategies; sourcing strategies; strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958107132     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206311407507     Document Type: Review

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