Location choices across the value chain: How activity and capability influence collocation

Management Science

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1457-1471

  Alcácer, Juan ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

FDI; Firm heterogeneity; Location choice

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR HANDSET INDUSTRY; FDI; FIRM HETEROGENEITY; LOCATION CHOICE;

COSTS; MARKETING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SALES;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33749680760     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1060.0658     Document Type: Article

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