Sources and consequences of communication problems in foreign subsidiaries: The case of United States firms in South Korea

International Business Review

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-98

  Park, Hoon ^b   Hwang, Sun Dai ^b   Harrison, J Kline ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Communication; Foreign subsidiaries; South Korea

Indexed keywords

EID: 16144366398     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0969-5931(96)00034-0     Document Type: Article

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