Mode of entry choice: An empirical study of Singaporean multinationals

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-66

  Sreenivas Rajan, K ^a   Pangarkar, Nitin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 0042404723     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
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