Toward a theory of regional organization

Management International Review

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-33

  Li, Guey Huey ^a   Yu, Chwo Ming ^b   Seetoo, Dah Hsian ^b  

^a SHIH HSIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Firm's specific advantages; Integration responsiveness framework; MNC Structure; Regional strategy; Sub regional headquarters (SRHQ); Subsidiary

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955051991     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-009-0021-8     Document Type: Article

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