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Enforcing higher labor standards within developing country value chains: Consequences for MNEs and informal actors in a dual economy
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- Authors
- Narula, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Reading (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Narula, Rajneesh
- ORCID
- Narula, Rajneesh
- Venue
- Journal of International Business Studies
- Published
- 2019-08-28
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 1622-1635
- ISSN
- 0047-2506 (ISSN-L)
- 1478-6990
- OpenAlex
- W2968636096
- Cited by
- 197
- References
- 76
- Citations by year
- 2026: 33 · 2025: 29 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 4
- FWCI
- 23.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Locations
- Journal of International Business Studies (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- CentAUR (University of Reading) (submittedVersion)
- Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- Social Sciences › Development › Software Engineering and Design Patterns
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › International Business and FDI
- Keywords
- labor standards, multinational corporations, informal economy, dual economy, Rana Plaza collapse, supply chain monitoring, job creation, women's employment, business growth, automation, firm boundaries, corporate social responsibility, developing countries
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