Organizational evolution in the interorganizational environment: Incentives and constraints on international expansion strategy

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 566-601

  Martin, Xavier ^b   Swaminathan, Anand ^a   Mitchell, Will ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032162312     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2393676     Document Type: Article

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