Capabilities and propensity for cooperative internationalization

International Marketing Review

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-150

  Camisón, César ^a   Villar, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; International business; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650899482     PISSN: 02651335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02651330910950394     Document Type: Article

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