When does a partner's reputation impact cooperation effects in partnerships?

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 547-571

  Zhang, Zhe ^a   Jia, Ming ^b   Wan, Difang ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Cooperation effects; Formal contract; Informal contract; P P partnerships; Partner reputation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865425181     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-010-9197-5     Document Type: Article

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