Multinational enterprises, development and globalization: Some clarifications and a research agenda

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 263-287

  Narula, Rajneesh ^a   Dunning, John H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL LINKAGE; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

EID: 77950531499     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: 14699966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2010.505684     Document Type: Article

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