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Competitive Intelligence in a Foreign Environment: German and Canadian Firms Compared

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Multinational Enterprises, Foreign Direct Investment and Growth in Africa

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  1. University of Ottawa, Canada

    J. Calof

  2. North-West University, South Africa

    W. Viviers

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  1. Department of Economics, University of Paderborn, Warburger Straße 100, 33098, Paderborn

    Bernard Michael Gilroy  & Thomas Gries  & 

  2. Research Unit People, Policy and Performance, North West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa

    Willem A. Naudé (Director of WorkWell) (Director of WorkWell)

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Calof, J., Viviers, W. (2005). Competitive Intelligence in a Foreign Environment: German and Canadian Firms Compared. In: Gilroy, B.M., Gries, T., Naudé, W.A. (eds) Multinational Enterprises, Foreign Direct Investment and Growth in Africa. Contributions to Economics. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7908-1610-8_9

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