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Embracing the foreign: Cultural attractiveness and international strategy

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  • Chengguang Li
  • Felix C. Brodbeck
  • Oded Shenkar
  • Leonard J. Ponzi
  • Jan Hendrik Fisch

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  • Chengguang Li & Felix C. Brodbeck & Oded Shenkar & Leonard J. Ponzi & Jan Hendrik Fisch, 2017. "Embracing the foreign: Cultural attractiveness and international strategy," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 38(4), pages 950-971, April.
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