The development of foreign-owned manufacturing subsidiaries: Some empirical evidence

European Business Review

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 282-286

  Williams, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84986014794     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555349810231843     Document Type: Article

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