Globalization and the corporations: the case of the california fortune global 500

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 213-215

  Sklair, Leslie ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS PRACTICE; CORPORATE STRATEGY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GLOBALISATION;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0031851650     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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