Reverse Diffusion in US Multinationals: Barriers from the American Business System
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Management Studies
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0022-2380,1467-6486
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2005.00541.x