Evolution of Organisational Structure and Capabilities in Internationalising Banks. The CEE Operations of UniCredit's Vienna Office

Long Range Planning

Volumn 42, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 633-653

  Ambos, Tina C ^a   Schlegelmilch, Bodo B ^a   Ambos, Björn ^a   Brenner, Barbara ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE; CO-EVOLUTION; CRITICAL CHALLENGES; CROSS-BORDER; DYNAMIC INTERACTION; GERMANY; INTERNATIONALISATION; MANAGEMENT ISSUES; MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES; ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES;

OFFICE BUILDINGS;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

BANKING; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; MERGER; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 70649113725     PISSN: 00246301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lrp.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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