Differences in the strategic orientation of Italian MNEs in Central and Eastern Europe. The influence of firm-specific factors

International Business Review

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 185-205

  Mutinelli, Marco ^a   Piscitello, Lucia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central and eastern europe; FDI; Firm size; Firm specific factors; International experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031115741     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-5931(96)00045-5     Document Type: Article

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