Strategic upstream and downstream considerations for effective global performance management

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-56

  Vance, Charles M ^a  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Global integration; International performance appraisal

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047183993     PISSN: 14705958     EISSN: 17412838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1470595806062351     Document Type: Article

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