New Methods for the Analysis of Links between International Firm Activities and Firm Performance: A Practitioner’s Guide

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New Methods for the Analysis of Links between International Firm Activities and Firm Performance: A Practitioner’s Guide. / Wagner, Joachim.
Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2012. p. 704-715 (Working Paper Series in Economics; No. 227).

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Wagner, J 2012 'New Methods for the Analysis of Links between International Firm Activities and Firm Performance: A Practitioner’s Guide' Working Paper Series in Economics, no. 227, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg, pp. 704-715.

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Wagner, J. (2012). New Methods for the Analysis of Links between International Firm Activities and Firm Performance: A Practitioner’s Guide. (pp. 704-715). (Working Paper Series in Economics; No. 227). Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg.

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Wagner J. New Methods for the Analysis of Links between International Firm Activities and Firm Performance: A Practitioner’s Guide. Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2012 Jan, p. 704-715. (Working Paper Series in Economics; 227).

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