How do MNCs vote in developing country elections?

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-43

  Vaaler, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 42149115136     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2008.30679060     Document Type: Article

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