The role of the corporate center in diversified international corporations

Managing the Global Network Corporation

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 220-259

  McKern, Bruce ^a   Naman, John ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

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EID: 33845958870     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203478813     Document Type: Chapter

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