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Multinationals as Global Intermediaries

By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu
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Abstract

Presents a conceptual framework of the circumstances when multinationals attempt to create, or face difficulty creating, value in cross-border commerce. Particular attention is paid to the role of multinationals as intermediaries in international transactions where the existence of traditional market intermediaries is absent.

Keywords

Framework; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Multinational Firms and Management; Marketing Channels; Market Transactions; Value Creation

Citation

Khanna, Tarun, and Krishna G. Palepu. "Multinationals as Global Intermediaries." Harvard Business School Background Note 703-428, September 2002. (Revised June 2003.)
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Tarun Khanna

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Krishna G. Palepu

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