Management research on multinational corporations: A methodological critique

Economic and Social Review

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-258

  McDonnell, Anthony ^a   Lavelle, Jonathan ^a   Gunnigle, Patrick ^a   Collings, David G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; METHODOLOGY; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; RESEARCH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35549003578     PISSN: 00129984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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