Hierarchy orientation in equity alliances: Core capabilities perspective

Kybernetes

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 685-696

  Bertoncelj, Andrej ^a   Kavčič, Klemen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRIMORSKA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Acquisitions and mergers; Competences; Control; Cybernetics; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961096421     PISSN: 0368492X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03684921111142241     Document Type: Article

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