Modeling and measuring the performance of alliances

Handbook of Strategic Alliances

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 397-412

  Olk, Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b Board Member of the Technology and Innovation Management   (United States)

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EID: 84869861883     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781452231075.n22     Document Type: Chapter

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