Internationalization, tacit knowledge and the top management teams of MNCs

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 471-487

  Athanassiou, Nicholas ^a   Nigh, Douglas ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0034379068     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490917     Document Type: Article

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