Coordinating globally dispersed research centres of excellence - The case of Philips Electronics

Journal of International Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1 SPEC ISS., 2004, Pages 51-76

  Reger, Guido ^a  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coordination; Multinational enterprises; Philips Electronics; R D globalization; Research centres of excellence

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842760727     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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