Does culture matter in inter-firm cooperation? Research consortia in Japan and the USA

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-175

  Nakamura, Masao ^a   Vertinsky, Ilan ^a   Zietsma, Charlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 85016822975     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1468(199703)18:2<153::AID-MDE817>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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