Time-based experience and international expansion: The case of an emerging economy

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 505-534

  Luo, Yadong ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 0033164096     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00147     Document Type: Article

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