Endogenous opportunism in small and medium-sized enterprises' foreign subsidiaries: Classification and research propositions

Journal of International Marketing

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 57-86

  Obadia, Claude ^a   Vida, Irena ^b  

^a ADVANCIA   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

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EID: 33846224671     PISSN: 1069031X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jimk.14.4.57     Document Type: Article

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