Embeddedness of innovation receivers in the multinational corporation: Effects on business performance

International Business Review

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 362-373

  Hallin, Christina ^a   Holm, Ulf ^a   Sharma, Dharma Deo ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Business performance; Corporate relationships; Embeddedness; External network relationships; Innovation transfer; Innovation uniqueness; Recipient subsidiary

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956051479     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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