A network view of MNC embeddedness in a politically uncertain market: The case of Turkey

Business and Politics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 339-372

  Alimadadi, Siavash ^a   Pahlberg, Cecilia ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84925450235     PISSN: 13695258     EISSN: 14693569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bap-2013-0013     Document Type: Article

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