Old habits die hard: A tale of two failed companies and unwanted inheritance

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1894-1903

  Amankwah Amoah, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brand; Ghana; Global competition; Inherited problems; Reputation; State owned enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901595718     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2013.11.053     Document Type: Article

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