TNCs as embedded social communities: Transdisciplinary perspectives

Critical Perspectives on International Business

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 273-290

  Faulconbridge, James R ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate identity; International business; Regulation; Transnational companies

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049488489     PISSN: 17422043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17422041011086850     Document Type: Article

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