What does a real options perspective add to the understanding of strategic alliances?

Handbook of Strategic Alliances

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 101-116

  Seth, Anju ^a,b   Chi, Tailan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Strategic Management area ^*  (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 84951187431     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781452231075.n6     Document Type: Chapter

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