Capability development and the geographic destination of outbound FDI by developing country firms

International Journal of Technology and Globalisation

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-55

  Barnard, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Developed countries; Developing countries; Flying geese; IDP; Investment Development Path; Knowledge intensive services; Low research intensity; Outbound FDI

Indexed keywords

EID: 48849102891     PISSN: 14765667     EISSN: 17418194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTG.2008.016186     Document Type: Article

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