Integration and responsiveness in subsidiaries in emerging economies

Journal of World Business

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 149-158

  Meyer, Klaus E ^a   Su, Yu Shan ^b  

^a CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Contingency framework; Emerging economies; Integration; Responsiveness; Subsidiaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919697369     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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