Sources of first mover advantages in emerging markets – an Indian perspective

European Business Review

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 359-369

  Rahman, Zillur ^a   Bhattacharyya, S K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Emerging markets; India; Strategic choices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986100072     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555340310500541     Document Type: Review

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