Sainsbury's in Egypt: The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?

International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 300-322

  El Amir, Ayman ^a   Burt, Steve ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate strategy; Divestment; Egypt; International business; Metaphors

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149086833     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550810862697     Document Type: Article

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