Applicability of management theories to developing countries: A synthesis

Management International Review

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 483-511

  Hafsi, Taïeb ^a   Farashahi, Mehdi ^b  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

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