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Decision-making in multinational enterprises: concepts and research approaches

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  • Ghertman M.

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Working paper on decision making processes in multinational enterprises - gives definition, type and classification of decision making in large enterprises; outlines the centralization decentralization theory and the iterative process; notes research needs. Bibliography.

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  • Ghertman M., 1984. "Decision-making in multinational enterprises: concepts and research approaches," ILO Working Papers 992310093402676, International Labour Organization.
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