Coordinating the international retailing firm: Exploratory models and evaluations of structural, systemic, and cultural options
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2007.05.003
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Internationalisation; Retailing; Coordination; Organisational structure; Processes; Culture; Strategy;All these keywords.
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