Institutional theory in the study of multinational corporations: A critique and new directions

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 994-1006

  Kostova, Tatiana ^a   Roth, Kendall ^a   Dacin, M Tina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 55349106605     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2008.34422026     Document Type: Article

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