A philosophical justification for a realist approach to strategic alliance research

Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 263-271

  Stiles, Janine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Research methods; Strategic alliances; Strategic management; Strategic objectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986105860     PISSN: 13522752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13522750310495346     Document Type: Article

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