Strategic and organizational evolution of spanish firms: Towards a holding network form?

British Journal of Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 279-292

  Galan, Jose I ^a,c   Sanchez, Maria J ^a,b   Zúñiga Vicente, José Ángel ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 29144435202     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2005.00465.x     Document Type: Article

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