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Alliance Governance and Performance in SMEs: Matching Relational and Contractual Governance with Alliance Goals

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  • Pittino Daniel
  • Mazzurana Paola Angela Maria

    (Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Province of Udine, Italy)

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  • Pittino Daniel & Mazzurana Paola Angela Maria, 2013. "Alliance Governance and Performance in SMEs: Matching Relational and Contractual Governance with Alliance Goals," Entrepreneurship Research Journal, De Gruyter, vol. 3(1), pages 62-83, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:erjour:v:3:y:2013:i:1:p:62-83:n:2
    DOI: 10.1515/erj-2012-0007
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