Building a strong foothold in an emerging market: A link between resource commitment and environment conditions

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 749-773

  Luo, Yadong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 3142763282     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2004.00452.x     Document Type: Article

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