Expansion strategies of U.S. MNCs in latin America and the caribbean

International Trade Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 273-291

  Gleason, Kimberly C ^a   Mathur, Lynette Knowles ^b   Mathur, Ike ^b   Haar, Jerry ^c  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 33646933879     PISSN: 08853908     EISSN: 15210545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/088539099271973     Document Type: Article

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