Strategic complexity and global expansion: An empirical study of newcomer Multinational Corporations from small economies

Journal of World Business

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 686-695

  Oladottir, Asta Dis ^a   Hobdari, Bersant ^b   Papanastassiou, Marina ^a,b,c   Pearce, Robert ^d   Sinani, Evis ^b  

^a BIFRÖST UNIVERSITY   (Iceland)

^b Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

^c ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complex global expansion strategies; Iceland; Ireland; Israel; MNCs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866145982     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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