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Trust and the Achievement of Strategic Alliance Goals: The Mediating Role of Resource Complementarity within a Resource-Based View Cover

Trust and the Achievement of Strategic Alliance Goals: The Mediating Role of Resource Complementarity within a Resource-Based View

By: Anita Talaja  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bsrj-2025-0028 | Journal eISSN: 1847-9375 | Journal ISSN: 1847-8344
Language: English
Page range: 274 - 295
Submitted on: Feb 27, 2024
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Accepted on: Aug 13, 2024
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Published on: Dec 21, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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