Internal and external hybrids and the nature of joint ventures

Handbook of Economic Organization: Integrating Economic and Organization Theory

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 481-500

  Hennart, Jean François ^a,b,c,d  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c Queen's University Management School   (United Kingdom)

^d SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 84940752208     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781782548225.00037     Document Type: Chapter

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