Organizational Expansion to Underserved Markets: Insights from African Firms

Thunderbird International Business Review

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 317-330

  Amankwah Amoah, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84902971499     PISSN: 10964762     EISSN: 15206874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tie.21630     Document Type: Article

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