The contribution of internalisation theory to international business: New realities and unanswered questions

Journal of World Business

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 74-82

  Buckley, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Governance; Innovation; Internalisation theory; International entrepreneurship; Internationalisation of the firm; Multinational enterprise

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941710176     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2015.08.012     Document Type: Article

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