Using consistent corporate strategies to maximise value addition by the parent organisation of diversified company

International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 178-194

  Proff, Heike ^a  

^a ZEPPELIN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Consistency; Content analysis; Corporate strategy; Diversified company; Germany; Value addition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746901123     PISSN: 14794853     EISSN: 14794861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijlic.2006.010331     Document Type: Article

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