Internationalization paths of Indian pharmaceutical firms - A strategic group analysis

Journal of International Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 338-355

  Chittoor, Raveendra ^a   Ray, Sougata ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Emerging economy firms; Internationalization strategies; Strategic groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548157025     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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