Organising new business in a turbulent context: Opportunity discovery and effectuation for IJV development in transition markets

Journal of International Entrepreneurship - Tập 7 Số 2 - Trang 111-134 - 2009
Tuija Mainela1, Vesa Puhakka2
1Department of Marketing, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
2Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

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