International expansion through start-up or acquisition: A learning perspective

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-26

  Barkema, Harry G ^a   Vermeulen, Freek ^a  

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EID: 0032220626     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/256894     Document Type: Review

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