What do french annual reports reveal about the internationalisation of companies?

European Management Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 555-565

  Point, Sébastien ^a   Tyson, Shaun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MOULIN LYON 3   (France)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033211959     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-2373(99)00045-6     Document Type: Article

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