FDI, international business and regulation: The behaviour of UK multinational corporations

European Business Review

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-82

  Smith Hillman, A Vindelyn ^a   Omar, Maktoba ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Globalization; International investments; Multinational companies

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844413546     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555340510576276     Document Type: Article

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