Post-entry advancement of international service firms in Australia: A longitudinal approach

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 268-278

  Shukla, Abhishek ^a   Dow, J Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; Pace of commitment; Post entry resource commitment; Revolutionary and evolutionary change

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955774628     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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