The internalisation of foreign distribution and production activities: New empirical evidence from Spain

International Business Review

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 455-474

  Pla Barber, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Foreign distribution; Foreign production; Internationalisation; Logit model; Modes of entry; Spanish companies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042414041     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-5931(01)00026-9     Document Type: Article

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