Internationalization as Strategic Change: The Case of Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft

Markus Reihlen; Sascha Albers; Tuulia Kewitz

doi:10.5771/0935-9915-2009-2-209

Internationalization as Strategic Change: The Case of Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft

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Internationalization as Strategic Change: The Case of Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft. / Reihlen, Markus; Albers, Sascha; Kewitz, Tuulia.
in: Management Revue, Jahrgang 20, Nr. 2, 01.01.2009, S. 209-233.

Publikation: Beiträge in Zeitschriften › Zeitschriftenaufsätze › Forschung

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