The Influence of Firm's Size and International Experience on the Ownership Structure of Italian FDI in Manufacturing

Small Business Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-56

  Mutinelli, Marco ^a   Piscitello, Lucia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

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EID: 0032380065     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007926404199     Document Type: Article

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