Location and the multinational enterprise: A neglected factor

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-19

  Dunning, John H ^a,b,c  

^a Rutgers University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c Holly Dell   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 58149347594     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2008.74     Document Type: Article

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