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Within the academic realm, doctoral research plays a vital role in the advancement of knowledge. In areas ranging from strategy and international business to marketing, finance and operations management, the contributions in this volume represent the very best in doctoral research in the field of management worldwide. This first book in the ''Advances in Doctoral Research in Management'' series includes both doctoral research papers and a section on doctoral research notes consisting of shorter versions of extended monographs. There is also a section on research methodology papers that builds awareness and provides applications of new methodological concepts, techniques and tools.
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Advances in Doctoral Research in Management
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Advances in
D oct o r a l R e s earch
in Management Editor Luiz Moutinho University of Glasgow,UK
Associate Editors Graeme Hutcheson Manc h e s t Un e r i v e rt sy,i U K
Paulo Ritra ISCTE Business School, Lisbon, Portugal
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