Developing acquired foreign subsidiaries: The experience of MNEs in transition economies

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-123

  Uhlenbruck, Klaus ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural distance; transition economies; Dynamic capabilities; Subsidiary development

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142731118     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400070     Document Type: Article

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