The changing Japanese multinational: Application, adaptation and learning in car manufacturing and financial services

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 643-672

  Whitley, Richard ^a,c   Morgan, Glenn ^b   Kelly, William ^c   Sharpe, Diana ^d  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037769802     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00355     Document Type: Conference Paper

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