Multilevel models in international business research

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 451-457

  Peterson, Mark F ^a,b   Arregle, Jean Luc ^c   Martin, Xavier ^d  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c EMLYON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^d TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

levels of analysis; mixed linear methods; multilevel models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862588102     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2011.59     Document Type: Review

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