The cubic contingency model: Towards a more comprehensive international strategy-structure model

Journal of General Management

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 81-100

  Xj Qiu, Jane ^a   Donaldson, Lex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 78049385911     PISSN: 03063070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030630701003600105     Document Type: Article

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