Knowledge of the firm and the evolutionary theory of the multinational corporation

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 516-529

  Kogut, B ^a,c   Zander, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^c INSEAD   (France)

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EID: 0346968347     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400058     Document Type: Article

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