Strategic factors affecting foreign direct investment decisions by multi-national enterprises in Latin America

Journal of World Business

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 233-243

  Treviño, Len J ^a   Mixon Jr , Franklin G ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 3242887177     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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