Multi-party international joint ventures: Multiple post-formation change processes

Journal of World Business

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 648-663

  Chung, Chris Changwha ^a   Beamish, Paul W ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

International joint ventures; Multi party complexity; Multiple structural changes; Performance and survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866182336     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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