Multinational corporations, inter-organizational networks and subsidiary charter removals

Journal of World Business

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 206-216

  Dörrenbächer, Christoph ^a   Gammelgaard, Jens ^b  

^a BERLIN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND LAW   (Germany)

^b Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Comparative advantages; Host country factor endowments; Hungary; Inter organizational networks; Multinational corporations; Siemens; Subsidiary charters; Subsidiary evolution; Telecommunication switching industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953360444     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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