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Oligopolistic reaction and multinational enterprise

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Authors: Knickerbocker, F. T.
Affiliations: Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author: Knickerbocker, Frederick T.
Venue: The International Executive
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1973-03
Volume: 15
Issue: 2
Pages: 7-9
ISSN: 0020-6652 (ISSN-L)
1522-709X
DOI: 10.1002/tie.5060150205
OpenAlex: W4292490918
Cited by: 747
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 34 · 2017: 38 · 2016: 23 · 2015: 33 · 2014: 20 · 2013: 28 · 2012: 15
FWCI: 18.29
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 12398 d)
Locations: The International Executive (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › International Business and FDI
Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Merger and Competition Analysis
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Business Strategy and Innovation
Keywords: oligopoly, multinational corporations, international business strategy, market competition

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