Why and how might firms respond strategically to violent conflict

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 166-186

  Oetzel, Jennifer ^a   Getz, Kathleen ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Business and society; Multiple regression analysis; Nonmarket strategy; Political strategies; Primary data source; Survey method

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856058821     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2011.50     Document Type: Article

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