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Effects of Network Capabilities on Firm Performance across Cultures

International Journal of Management and Economics
Volume 49 (2016): Issue 1 (March 2016)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijme-2016-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
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Language: English
Page range: 79 - 105
Published on: Apr 18, 2016
Published by: Warsaw School of Economics
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Keywords:
culture,
firm performance,
Hofstede dimensions,
networks,
network capabilities,
organizational culture
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Economic theory, systems and structures,
Business management,
Management accounting, financial controlling, cost calculation, investment

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