Information technologies and the future of the multinational enterprise

Journal of International Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 143-161

  Sambharya, Rakesh B ^a   Kumaraswamy, Arun ^b   Banerjee, Snehamay ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Global efficiency; Global strategy and structures; Information technology; Local responsiveness; Multinational enterprise

Indexed keywords

EID: 22144490475     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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