The Relevance of Ethnography to International Business Research

Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for International Business

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 306-323

  Sharpe, Diana Rosemary ^a  

^a Sharpe Monmouth Univenlity   (United States)

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EID: 84896224743     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781781954331.00033     Document Type: Chapter

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