A model of coexistence of international joint ventures and foreign wholly-owned subsidiaries

Japan and the World Economy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 233-252

  Leung, W F ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

F12; F23; Firm specific knowledge; Joint ventures; Multinational enterprises; Plant specific knowledge; Wholly owned subsidiaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039502191     PISSN: 09221425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0922-1425(97)00013-3     Document Type: Article

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