Mechanisms of hybrid governance: Administrative committees in non-equity alliances

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 510-533

  Reuer, Jeffrey J ^a   Devarakonda, Shivaram V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84963716652     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2012.0098     Document Type: Article

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