The governance of the global factory: Location and control of world economic activity

Academy of Management Perspectives

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 237-249

  Buckley, Peter J ^a   Strange, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84937110665     PISSN: 15589080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amp.2013.0113     Document Type: Review

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