Whereto the multinational? the evolution of technological capabilities in the multinational network

International Business Review

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 261-291

  Zander, Ivo ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Internationalization; Multinational corporations; Technological capabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001436176     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0969-5931(99)00004-9     Document Type: Article

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