Organizational change among emerging latin american firms: From “multilatinas” to multinationals

Management Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 173-188

  Martínez, Jon I ^a   Esperança, José Paulo ^b   De La Torre, José R ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Chile)

^b INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85006540419     PISSN: 15365433     EISSN: 15580946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/15365430580001320     Document Type: Article

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