From the editors: Explaining theoretical relationships in international business research: Focusing on the arrows, NOT the boxes

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1073-1078

  Thomas, David C ^a   Cuervo Cazurra, Alvaro ^a   Brannen, Mary Yoko ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

international business; mechanisms; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 82255192931     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2011.44     Document Type: Review

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