AHP Analysis of Cross-Cultural Friction and Synergy in Korean Subsidiaries of Austrian Companies
By: Sabine Schatzer and Jung Ho Kim
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/vjeas-2018-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2521-7038
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