The multinational enterprise as an internal market system

International Business Review

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 253-277

  Cerrato, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hierarchy; Internal markets; Network; Subsidiaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744533558     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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