Moving along the value chain: Emerging Thai multinationals in globally integrated industries

Asian Business and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-114

  Pananond, Pavida ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

developing countries; global value chains; internationalisation strategy; multinationals; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872740596     PISSN: 14724782     EISSN: 14769328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/abm.2012.30     Document Type: Article

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