For boundedness in the study of comparative and international business: The case of the diversified multidivisional corporation

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

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 19-41

  Mayer, Michael ^a   Whittington, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230510180     Document Type: Chapter

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