Bosnia and Herzegovina: Navigating a turbulent business environment

Thunderbird International Business Review

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 417-443

  Petričević, Olga ^a   Danis, Wade M ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547149593     PISSN: 10964762     EISSN: 15206874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tie.20152     Document Type: Article

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