Critical issues in international management research: an agenda for future advancement

European Journal of International Management

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 23-38

  Cheng, Joseph L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

interdisciplinary approach; international business; international management; theory advancement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969451550     PISSN: 17516757     EISSN: 17516765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ejim.2007.012915     Document Type: Article

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