Miller's environmental uncertainty scale: An extension to the Arab world

International Journal of Commerce and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-25

  Elbanna, Said ^a   Gherib, Jouhaina ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANOUBA   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Arab region; Competitive strategy; Egypt; Environmental uncertainty; Government policy; Multiple studies; National economy; Scale assessment; Tunisia; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863188726     PISSN: 10569219     EISSN: 17588529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10569211211204483     Document Type: Article

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