Disparate association between alliance social capital and the global pharmaceutical firm's performance

International Business Review

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1017-1028

  Malik, Tariq ^a  

^a DONGBEI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Alliance performance; Alliance social capital; Contingent association of secondary ties; Disparate outcome of dyadic relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867898286     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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