Introduction: Challenges for European management in a global context - introduction, approaches and directions of future research

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

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 1-16

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

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85024362029     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230510180     Document Type: Editorial

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