Yes, we really do need more entry mode studies A commentary on Shaver

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 114-122

  Hennart, Jean François ^a,b,c,d,f   Hl Slangen, Arjen ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

international business research agenda; JIBS decade award; modes of entry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920605712     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2014.39     Document Type: Review

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