Corporate link and competitive strategy in multinational enterprises: A perspective from subsidiaries seeking host market penetration

Journal of International Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1 SPEC ISS., 2004, Pages 77-105

  Luo, Yadong ^a   Zhao, Hongxin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate link; Host market; Multinational enterprise

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842760723     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2003.12.006     Document Type: Article

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