Local enablers of business models: The experience of Brazilian multinationals acquiring in North America

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 516-526

  Fleury, Afonso ^a   Fleury, Maria Tereza Leme ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Business models; Emerging country multinationals; Internationalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893655830     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2013.11.008     Document Type: Article

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