Resource dependence and construction, and macro- and micro-politics in transnational enterprises and alliances: The case of jet engine manufacturers in Germany

Politics and Power in the Multinational Corporation: The Role of Institutions, Interests and Identities

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 41-71

  Sorge, Arndt ^a   Rothe, Katja ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b NONE

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EID: 84856601402     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511973352.003     Document Type: Chapter

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