Network effect and subsidiary autonomy in multinational corporations: An investigation of Taiwanese subsidiaries

International Business Review

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 652-662

  Chiao, Yu Ching ^a   Ying, Kung Pao ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Commerce Development Research Institute ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

External network; Internal network; Network range; Network strength; Subsidiary autonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876741543     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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