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- Micropolitics in the Multinational Corporation
- Micropolitics in the Multinational Corporation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figure
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Foundations of politics, power and conflict in MNCs
- Part II Seminal contributions
- Part III Analytical tools and applications
- Part IV Reflections and new directions for research
- Index
- References
Part III - Analytical tools and applications
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Book contents
- Micropolitics in the Multinational Corporation
- Micropolitics in the Multinational Corporation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figure
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Foundations of politics, power and conflict in MNCs
- Part II Seminal contributions
- Part III Analytical tools and applications
- Part IV Reflections and new directions for research
- Index
- References
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- Micropolitics in the Multinational CorporationFoundations, Applications and New Directions, pp. 183 - 240Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016
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