The influence of industrial relations factors on U.S. foreign direct investment abroad.
Although managers of multinational companies have identified labor practices and regulations, access to skilled labor, and similar factors as important considerations in foreign direct investment decision-making, few studies have empirically examined the influence of industrial relations factors on...
| Published in: | Industrial & Labor Relations Review Vol. 51; pp. 3 - 18 |
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Cornell University
October 1997
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