Investment and control decisions in foreign markets: Evidence from service industries

British Journal of Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 736-753

  Pla Barber, Jose ^a   Sanchez Peinado, Esther ^a   Madhok, Anoop ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 77955625135     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2010.00698.x     Document Type: Article

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