Strategic management of international business relationships with New Zealand: A primer for executives and investors

Management Decision

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 82-104

  Everett, André M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Foreign investment; International trade; Multinationals; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986099439     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251749610150018     Document Type: Review

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