Role conflict and ambiguity of CEOs in international joint ventures: A transaction cost perspective

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 764-773

  Gong, Yaping ^b   Shenkar, Oded ^c   Luo, Yadong ^c   Nyaw, Mee Kau ^a  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONFLICT; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ROLE PLAYING;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; CHINA; COMMERCE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DATA COLLECTION; ECONOMICS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; ROLE;

EID: 85047686395     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.86.4.764     Document Type: Article

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