Strategic location behaviour: The case of japanese investments in Europe

Journal of Transnational Management Development

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 131-167

  Mayer, Thierry ^a   Mucchielli, Jean Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

Author keywords

Agglomeration effects; Location theory; Strategic investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015877714     PISSN: 10686061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J130v03n03_03     Document Type: Article

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