Institutional conditioning of foreign expansion: Some evidence from finnish-based paper industry firms, 1994-2000

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 725-751

  Laurila, Juha ^a   Ropponen, Minna ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

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EID: 0038107363     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00358     Document Type: Conference Paper

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