An overview of foreign companies in the United States, 1945-2000

Foreign Multinationals in the United States: Management and Performance

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 18-49

  Wilkins, Mira ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77958541202     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203996669-9     Document Type: Chapter

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