Why the Home Region Matters: Location and Regional Multinationals

British Journal of Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 463-479

  Rugman, Alan M ^a   Oh, Chang Hoon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84886750025     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2012.00817.x     Document Type: Article

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