Foreign divestment: The neglected area of international business?

International Studies of Management and Organization

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 37-53

  McDermott, Michael C ^a  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650400090     PISSN: 00208825     EISSN: 15580911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/IMO0020-8825400404     Document Type: Article

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