Contractual form in repeated alliances with the same partner: The role of inter-organizational routines

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-64

  García Canal, Esteban ^a   Valdelaneza, Ana ^a   Sánchez Lorda, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contractual form; Joint ventures; Partner specific experience; Previous cooperative relationships; Technology alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897632141     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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