The regional dimension of MNEs' foreign subsidiary localization

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-107

  Arregle, Jean Luc ^a   Beamish, Paul W ^b   Hébert, Louis ^c  

^a EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evaluation of current theories; Localization of foreign subsidiaries; Multilevel analysis; Regional strategy; Semiglobalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149328928     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2008.67     Document Type: Article

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