Subsidiary research and development, and the local environment

International Business Review

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 359-382

  Davis, Lee N ^a   Meyer, Klaus E ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

International R D; Location advantages; Multinational enterprise; Subsidiary R D

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842683297     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2003.06.003     Document Type: Article

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