The globalization of the business sector in a small open economy: The case of Denmark and its wider implications

Socio-Economic Review

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 627-653

  Thompson, Grahame F ^a   Kaspersen, Lars Bo ^b  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Business economics; Firm strategy; Globalization; Multinational firms; Public policy; Regional economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866755982     PISSN: 14751461     EISSN: 1475147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ser/mwr036     Document Type: Article

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