Varieties of Capitalism and Strategic Management: Managing Performance in Multinationals after the Global Financial Crisis

British Journal of Management

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Witcher, Barry J ^a   Chau, Vinh Sum ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84860838847     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2012.00816.x     Document Type: Article

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