The persistence of distance? The impact of technology on MNE motivations for foreign investment

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 747-767

  Nachum, Lilach ^a   Zaheer, Srilata ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Global organization of work; Information intensive industries; Knowledge seeking investment; MNE motivations; Offshoring; Technology

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENTS; MARKETING; MOTIVATION; OUTSOURCING; PERSONNEL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

GLOBAL ORGANIZATION OF WORK; INFORMATION-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES; KNOWLEDGE-SEEKING INVESTMENT; MNE MOTIVATIONS; OFFSHORING;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 21944436698     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.472     Document Type: Review

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