Towards a better understanding of multinational enterprises’ R and D location choices

Global Outsourcing and Offshoring: An Integrated Approach to Theory and Corporate Strategy

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 168-190

  Colovic, Ana ^a  

^a NEOMA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

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EID: 84855612087     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511761607.007     Document Type: Chapter

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