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Global and local orientation in organisational actorhood: A comparative study of large corporations from Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United StatesFootnote*

Jan GoldensteinChair of Organization, Leadership, and Human Resource Management, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, School of Economics and Business Administration, Jena, GermanyORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2538-0559View further author information
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Philipp PoschmannChair of Organization, Leadership, and Human Resource Management, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, School of Economics and Business Administration, Jena, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sebastian G.M. HändschkeChair of Organization, Leadership, and Human Resource Management, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, School of Economics and Business Administration, Jena, GermanyORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4888-7125View further author information
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Peter WalgenbachChair of Organization, Leadership, and Human Resource Management, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, School of Economics and Business Administration, Jena, GermanyView further author information
Pages 201-236 | Received 25 Apr 2017, Accepted 02 Oct 2018, Published online: 13 Nov 2018

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