Emerging economies firms’ expansion in the European Union: acquisitions vs. alliances

European Journal of International Management

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 315-328

  Hwee Ang, Siah ^a   Michailova, Snejina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

acquisition; alliance; emerging economies; European Union; institutional theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969448361     PISSN: 17516757     EISSN: 17516765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ejim.2007.015654     Document Type: Article

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