Global change management approaches in MNCs and distinct national trajectories: Britain and Germany compared

Challenges for European Management in a Global Context: Experiences From Britain and Germany

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 42-67

  Geppert, Mike ^a   Matten, Dirk ^a   Williams, Karen ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84993004768     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230510180     Document Type: Chapter

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