Crossing threshold periods in the retail life cycle: Insights from Wal-Mart international

European Management Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 717-729

  Palmer, Mark ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internationalisation; Life cycle; Retailing; Threshold periods; Wal Mart

Indexed keywords

EID: 30744437642     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2005.10.015     Document Type: Article

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