The impact of order and mode of market entry on profitability and market share

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-103

  Pan, Yigang ^a,b   Li, Shaomin ^c   Tse, David K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0040248889     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490061     Document Type: Article

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