Abstract
The objective of this paper is to make a contribution to understanding the nature of opportunity development within the multinational enterprise (MNEs). As explained in Chapter 1, opportunity development is broadly understood as new technological resource combinations and capability development.
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- Multinational Corporation
- Multinational Enterprise
- Strategic Management Journal
- Opportunity Development
- Business Network
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Yamin, M. (2005). Subsidiary Business Networks and Opportunity Development in Multinational Enterprises: A Comparison of the Influence of Internal and External Business Networks. In: Ghauri, P., Hadjikhani, A., Johanson, J. (eds) Managing Opportunity Development in Business Networks. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230379695_5
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