Product champion characteristics in France and Germany

Human Relations

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 663-682

  Roure, Lionel ^a  

^a Unité de Recherches Mesures Physiques Métrologie   (France)

Author keywords

Innovation; Intercultural management; Product champions; Top management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041026778     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726701545005     Document Type: Article

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