Subsidiary influence on strategic behaviour in MNCs: An empirical study

International Business Review

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 319-334

  Andersson, Ulf ^a   Pahlberg, Cecilia ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Influence; Multinational Corporation; Technological Position

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031161140     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0969-5931(97)00006-1     Document Type: Article

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