Performance Implications of IJV Boards: A Contingency Perspective

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1245-1266

  Klijn, Elko ^a   Reuer, Jeffrey J ^b   Van den Bosch, Frans A J ^c   Volberda, Henk W ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Boards of directors; Corporate governance; International joint ventures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885461608     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joms.12054     Document Type: Article

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