Foreign direct investment in central, eastern and south eastern europe: An 'eclectic' approach to Greek investments

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 542-564

  Stoian, Carmen ^a   Filippaios, Fragkiskos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central eastern and south eastern countries; CESEC; Eclectic framework; Greece; Modes of entry

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149234205     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEIM.2008.022320     Document Type: Article

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