Business and management environment in Saudi Arabia: Challenges and opportunities for multinational corporations

Business and Management Environment in Saudi Arabia: Challenges and Opportunities for Multinational Corporations

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-264

  Ali, Abbas J ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b American Society for Competitiveness   (United States)

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EID: 84909020425     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203883518     Document Type: Book

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