Is it all a matter of grouping? Examining the regional effect in global strategy research

A New Generation in International Strategic Management

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 209-228

  Aguilera, Ruth V ^a   Flores, Ricardo G ^a   Vaaler, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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