Complexity, context and governance in biotechnology alliances

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-83

  Phene, Anupama ^a   Tallman, Stephen ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

alliances and joint ventures; intellectual property; transactional characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855701906     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2011.53     Document Type: Article

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