Is knowledge power? Knowledge flows, subsidiary power and rent-seeking within MNCs

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 385-406

  Mudambi, Ram ^a,b,e   Navarra, Pietro ^c,d  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^e TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intra firm politics; Knowledge flows; Subsidiary rent seeking

Indexed keywords

EID: 7444263656     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400093     Document Type: Review

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