Janus and the Delphi Oracle: Entering the new world of international business research

Journal of International Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 147-163

  Nielsen, Christine ^a   Thangadurai, Mohan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Delphi Method; Global forecasting; International strategic management; Research paradigms

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249847220     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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