International retail divestment: Reviews, case studies and (E)merging agenda

European Retail Research (Volume 22)

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 29-49

  Burt, Steve ^a   Dawson, John ^a   Sparks, Leigh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Divestment; Internationalization; Research Agenda; Retailing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892192275     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-8349-8099-1_2     Document Type: Chapter

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