Politics and power in the multinational corporation: An introduction

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

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 3-38

  Geppert, Mike ^a   Dörrenbächer, Christoph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b BERLIN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND LAW   (Germany)

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EID: 84863861518     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511973352.002     Document Type: Chapter

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