Strategic alliances in the baltic states: A case of swedish firms

Competitiveness Review

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 173-196

  Hyder, Akmal S ^a   Abraha, Desalegn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

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EID: 50649108273     PISSN: 10595422     EISSN: 20513143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/cr.2006.16.3_4.173     Document Type: Article

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