The role of headquarters in the contemporary MNC

Journal of International Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 213-223

  Ciabuschi, Francesco ^a   Dellestrand, Henrik ^a   Holm, Ulf ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Headquarters; Knowledge; Multinational corporations; Networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864317945     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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