Extending the theory of the multinational enterprise: Internalization and strategic management perspectives

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-137

  Rugman, Alan M ^a,b,d   Verbeke, Alain ^b,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiated network; Governance structure; Internalization theory; Location bound knowledge bundles

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037766165     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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