Keeping the Eclectic Paradigm Simple

Multinational Business Review

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 35-50

  Narula, Rajneesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eclectic paradigm; MNE's; OLI; Ownership advantages; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993017539     PISSN: 1525383X     EISSN: 20541686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/1525383X201000009     Document Type: Review

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