Language: The forgotten factor in multinational management

European Management Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 591-598

  Marschan, Rebecca ^a   Welch, Denice ^b   Welch, Lawrence ^b  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

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EID: 0031256621     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-2373(97)00038-8     Document Type: Article

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