The role of headquarters in the global factory

Managing the Contemporary Multinational: The Role of Headquarters

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 60-84

  Buckley, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84881883073     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849803205.00011     Document Type: Chapter

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