Building international business theory: A grounded theory approach

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 93-111

  Gligor, David M ^a   Esmark, Carol L ^b   Gölgeci, Ismail ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grounded theory; International business theory; International business theory development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950242361     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2015.35     Document Type: Article

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