The impact of institutional and human resource distance on international entry strategies

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1171-1196

  Estrin, Saul ^a,b   Baghdasaryan, Delia ^b   Meyer, Klaus E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70349214174     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00838.x     Document Type: Article

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