The internationalisation of R and D by multinationals: a trade-off between external and internal proximity

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 187-206

  Blanc, Hélène ^a   Sierra, Christophe ^a  

^a NONE

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GLOBALIZATION; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0032966085     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/23.2.187     Document Type: Article

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