The role of path dependency and managerial intentionality: A perspective on international business research

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1055-1068

  Hutzschenreuter, Thomas ^a   Pedersen, Torben ^b   Volberda, Henk W ^c  

^a WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^b Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Internationalization; Managerial intentionality; Path dependency

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248979726     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400326     Document Type: Article

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