A relational assessment of international market entry in management consulting

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 369-393

  Glückler, Johannes ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Business network; Entry mode; Internationalization theory; Management consulting; Mixed method

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GLOBALIZATION; MARKETING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 33744790927     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbi016     Document Type: Article

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