Multinationals' strategies and the economic development of small economies: A tale of two transitions

Management International Review

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-94

  Pearce, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creative transition; Dynamic clusters; Export processing zones; Subsidiary development

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049135357     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-008-0126-5     Document Type: Article

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