The eclectic paradigm as an envelope for economic and business theories of MNE activity

International Business Review

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-190

  Dunning, John H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eclectic paradigm; Foreign direct investment; Multinational enterprise

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034165171     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-5931(99)00035-9     Document Type: Article

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