Conflict in headquarters–subsidiary relations: A critical literature review and new directions

Politics and Power in the Multinational Corporation: The Role of Institutions, Interests and Identities

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 139-190

  Blazejewski, Susanne ^a   Becker Ritterspach, Florian ^b  

^a Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511973352.006     Document Type: Chapter

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