Foreign-owned companies' entry and location strategies in a U.S. market: A study of manufacturing firms in North Carolina

Journal of World Business

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 136-150

  Burpitt, William J ^a   Rondinelli, Dennis A ^b  

^a ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 2342433822     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2003.08.011     Document Type: Article

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