The technological activities of EU MNEs in Mexico

International Planning Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-75

  Martinez Solano, Laura E ^a   Phelps, N A ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBALIZATION; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 28344443774     PISSN: 13563475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13563470320000059228     Document Type: Review

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