Causal analysis of the internationalization and performance relationship based on neural networks - advocating the transnational structure

Journal of International Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 413-431

  Garbe, Jan Nicolas ^a   Richter, Nicole Franziska ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 70350616198     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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