Internationalization and Entry Modes: A Multitheoretical Framework and Research Propositions

Journal of International Marketing

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1-31

  Malhotra, Naresh K ^a   Agarwal, James ^b   Ulgado, Francis M ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 1542711672     PISSN: 1069031X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jimk.11.4.1.20144     Document Type: Review

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