The timing of international expansion: Information, rivalry and imitation among Japanese firms, 1980-2002

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 169-195

  Delios, Andrew ^a   Gaur, Ajai S ^b   Makino, Shige ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NONE

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EID: 38149044815     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00742.x     Document Type: Article

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