Contesting social space in the Balkan region: The social dimensions of a “red” joint venture

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

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 380-412

  Maclean, Mairi ^a   Hollinshead, Graham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84860550204     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511973352.013     Document Type: Chapter

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