The battleship strategy: The complementing role of born globals in MNC's new opportunity creation

Journal of International Entrepreneurship

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-21

  Vapola, Terhi J ^a   Tossavainen, Päivi ^a   Gabrielsson, Mika ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alliance constellation; Born global; Global high tech industry; Innovation strategy; MNC

Indexed keywords

EID: 42549151201     PISSN: 15707385     EISSN: 15737349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10843-007-0018-y     Document Type: Article

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