The internalisation theory of the multinational enterprise: A review of the progress of a research agenda after 30 years

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1563-1580

  Buckley, Peter J ^a   Casson, Mark C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship business strategy; Globalisation; Internalisation theory; International business theory; International political economy; Market imperfections

Indexed keywords

EID: 70649089461     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2009.49     Document Type: Article

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