Technology and production strategies of multinational enterprise (MNE) subsidiaries in Europe

International Business Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 213-232

  Papanastassiou, Marina ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Research and development decentralization; Strategic roles of MNE subsidiaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001291840     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0969-5931(98)00046-8     Document Type: Article

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