Strategic planning in the united arab emirates

International Journal of Commerce and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-40

  Elbanna, Said ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Strategic planning; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

EID: 81755183258     PISSN: 10569219     EISSN: 17588529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10569211011025934     Document Type: Article

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