The multinational enterprise as a loosely coupled system: The global integration - local responsiveness dilemma

Managerial Finance

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 63-84

  Spender, J C ^a   Grevesen, W ^b  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b DeVry Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Integration; Multinationals; Organizational theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014227884     PISSN: 03074358     EISSN: 17587743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03074359910765911     Document Type: Article

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