Breaking away from the past: Strategies of successful Polish firms

European Management Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 467-476

  Obloj, Krzysztof ^b   Thomas, Howard ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 16144366739     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0263-2373(96)00040-0     Document Type: Article

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