Social Capital and Indian Micromultinationals

British Journal of Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-20

  Prashantham, Shameen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79951540547     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2010.00720.x     Document Type: Article

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