Entry and exit decisions in flexible teams

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1278-1292

  Christensen, Michael ^a   Knudsen, Thorbjørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Decision taking structures; Entry and exit decisions; Flexible teams; Industrial organization; Market turmoil; Organization theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749130447     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400413     Document Type: Article

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