Coordinating decentralized research and development laboratories: A survey analysis

Journal of International Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 114-129

  Manolopoulos, Dimitris ^a   Söderquist, Klas Eric ^a   Pearce, Robert ^b  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coordination mechanisms and instruments; Decentralized R D laboratories; Greece; Multinational enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954867584     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2010.09.012     Document Type: Article

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