Multinational networks during times of economic crisis versus stability

Management International Review

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-296

  Chung, Chris Changwha ^a   Lu, Jane W ^b   Beamish, Paul W ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economic crisis; Foreign subsidiaries; Keiretsu affiliation; Multinational networks; Operational flexibility; Subsidiary network; Subsidiary performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449086350     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-008-0016-x     Document Type: Article

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