Strategical and organizational determinants of the internationalization degree of Brazilian companies;Determinantes organizacionais e estraté;gicos do grau de internacionalização de empresas brasileiras

RAE Revista de Administracao de Empresas

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-175

  Honório, Luiz Carlos ^a  

^a Programa de Mestrado em Administração   (Brazil)

Author keywords

International business; Internationalization; Internationalization degree of the firm; Organizational characteristics; Strategic formation process

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856566977     PISSN: 00347590     EISSN: 2178938X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-75902009000200004     Document Type: Article

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