An organizing framework for MNC subsidiary typologies

Management International Review

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 895-924

  Enright, Michael J ^a   Subramanian, Venkat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Multinational firm strategy; Subsidiary typologies

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149044125     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-007-0057-6     Document Type: Article

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