Parent control mechanisms, knowledge attributes, knowledge acquisition and performance of IJVs in Taiwan service industries

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 2437-2453

  Lee, Chi Cheng ^a   Tsai, Fu Sheng ^a   Lee, Lian Chun ^a  

^a CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Control mechanism; International joint venture; Knowledge acquisition; Performance; Service industries

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; JOINT VENTURE; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; SERVICE SECTOR;

TAIWAN;

EID: 79960930887     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2010.503886     Document Type: Article

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