Mode Combinations and International Operations: Theoretical Issues and an Empirical Investigation

Management International Review

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 803-820

  Benito, Gabriel R G ^a   Petersen, Bent ^b   Welch, Lawrence S ^c  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

^b Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case studies; Entry modes; Mode combination; Modes of operation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864434688     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-011-0101-4     Document Type: Article

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