Are the world's largest firms regional or global?

Thunderbird International Business Review

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 87-101

  Berrill, Jenny ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 84922651013     PISSN: 10964762     EISSN: 15206874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tie.21679     Document Type: Article

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