Factors determining the location decisions of Spanish MNEs: An analysis based on the investment development path

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 975-997

  Galan, Jose I ^a   Gonzalez Benito, Javier ^a   Zũiga Vincente, Jose A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Location decisions; Market seeking; Multinational enterprises; Natural resource seeking; Strategic asset seeking

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448970248     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400304     Document Type: Article

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