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3 - Rationality in Theoretical Modeling of Collaborative Ventures

from Part I - Theory and Future Directions in Alliance Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2019

Farok J. Contractor
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Rutgers University, New Jersey
Jeffrey J. Reuer
Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder
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Frontiers of Strategic Alliance Research
Negotiating, Structuring and Governing Partnerships
, pp. 55 - 66
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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