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Alliance Concentration in Multinational Companies: Examining Alliance Portfolios, Firm Structure, and Firm Performance

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  • Dries Faems
  • Florian Noseleit

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  • Brenda Bos & Dries Faems & Florian Noseleit, 2017. "Alliance Concentration in Multinational Companies: Examining Alliance Portfolios, Firm Structure, and Firm Performance," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 38(11), pages 2298-2309, November.
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