A comparison of competitive strategy and organisational performance in Turkey and the USA

International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-61

  Parnell, John A ^a   Koseoglu, Mehmet Ali ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE   (United States)

^b Menderes EDAS Muslihittin Mah   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Business strategy; Competitive strategy; Enterprise development; Middle level managers; Performance; Top management; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 72149105601     PISSN: 14684330     EISSN: 17418127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMED.2010.029760     Document Type: Article

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