International expansion of telecommunication carriers: The influence of market structure, network characteristics, and entry imperfections

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 361-381

  Sarkar, M B ^a   Cavusgil, S Tamer ^b   Aulakh, Preet S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033425082     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490074     Document Type: Article

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