More than 'managing across borders?' The complex role of face-to-face interaction in globalizing law firms

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-246

  Jones, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic practices; Face to face interaction; Globalization; Knowledge management; Legal services; Transnational firms

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ECONOMIC THEORY; FIRM OWNERSHIP; GLOBALIZATION; LEGAL SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34447302307     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbm003     Document Type: Article

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