Decision-making autonomy in multinational corporation subsidiaries operating in Scotland

European Business Review

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 129-136

  Bowman, Sally ^a   Duncan, James ^a   Weir, Charlie ^a  

^a Aberdeen Business School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Integration; New product development; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986042642     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555340010327781     Document Type: Article

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