Managerial ties, strategic initiatives, and firm performance in Central Asia and the Caucasus

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 433-446

  Ismail, Kiran M ^a   Ford Jr , David L ^b   Wu, Qingsheng ^c   Peng, Mike W ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

Author keywords

Central Asia; Managerial ties; Strategic initiatives; The Caucasus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877603488     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-012-9322-8     Document Type: Article

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