Resource complementarity and international joint venture performance in Korea

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 561-576

  Choi, Chang Bum ^a   Beamish, Paul W ^b  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emerging market; International joint venture; Korea; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877602420     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-011-9258-4     Document Type: Article

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