Internationalization strategies of emerging Asian MNEs - Case study evidence on Singaporean and Malaysian firms

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 487-505

  Sim, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asian MNEs; IDP; Internationalization strategies

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33749164790     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380500391249     Document Type: Article

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