The regional character of Asian multinational enterprises

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 429-446

  Collinson, Simon ^a   Rugman, Alan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian multinationals; Bibliometric analysis; Firm specific advantages; Internationalization; Regional strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548492992     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-006-9035-y     Document Type: Article

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