Multinational investment and host country development: Location efficiencies for services offshoring

Journal of World Business

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 227-242

  Bunyaratavej, Kraiwinee ^a   Hahn, Eugene D ^b   Doh, Jonathan P ^c  

^a Wesley College   (United States)

^b SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 42049104143     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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