Building capabilities for international operations through networks: A study of Indian firms

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 541-555

  Elango, B ^a   Pattnaik, Chinmay ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurial Marketing   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Emerging markets; Internationalization; Learning; Networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547357493     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400280     Document Type: Article

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