International Entrepreneurship and the Theory of the (Long-Lived) International Firm: A Capabilities Perspective

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 95-116

  Al Aali, Abdulrahman ^a   Teece, David J ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84892487323     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/etap.12077     Document Type: Article

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