A Regional Perspective on Multinational Expansion Strategies: Reconsidering the Three-stage Paradigm

British Journal of Management

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.1, 2014, Pages

  Oh, Chang Hoon ^a   Contractor, Farok ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84891533229     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12019     Document Type: Article

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