Where do we go from here?: Globalizing subsidiaries moving up the value chain

Journal of International Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 207-219

  Pananond, Pavida ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Developing economies; Electronics industry; Global value chains; Initiative taking subsidiaries; Outward foreign direct investment (OFDI); Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881666733     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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