The Effects of Economic Uncertainty on Multi-National Companies (MNCs) Investment in Malaysia |
MARIADAS, Paul Anthony
(Faculty of Business, Accountancy, Communication and Hospitality Management, SEGi University)
MURTHY, Uma (Faculty of Business, Accountancy, Communication and Hospitality Management, SEGi University) SUBRAMANIAM, Muthaloo (Graduate School of Business, SEGi University) SELVANATHAN, Mahiswaran (National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN), Universiti Sains Malaysia) LUN, Ng Han (Faculty of Business, Accountancy, Communication and Hospitality Management, SEGi University) |
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