Relationships between top management team characteristics and international diversification: An empirical investigation

British Journal of Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-78

  Herrmann, Pol ^a   Datta, Deepak K ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 15244348306     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2005.00429.x     Document Type: Article

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