Consequences of convergence - Western firms’ FDI activities in central and eastern Europe at the dawning of EU-enlargement

Journal of East European Management Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-74

  Eckert, Stefan ^a   Rossmeissl, Frank ^a  

^a International Graduate School Zittau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central and Eastern Europe; Cultural convergence; EU accession; Foreign direct investment; Foreign market entry mode; Subsidiaries of MNEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748914034     PISSN: 09496181     EISSN: 18620019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5771/0949-6181-2005-1-55     Document Type: Article

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