Managing international business operations in a changing institutional context: The case of the St. Petersburg hotel industry

Journal of International Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-45

  Karhunen, Päivi ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Business strategy; Hotel industry; Institutions; Russia

Indexed keywords

EID: 40649084027     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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