The dynamics of the liability of foreignness: A global study of survival in financial services

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 439-463

  Zaheer, Srilata ^a   Mosakowski, Elaine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic competitive advantage; Financial services; Liability of foreignness; Multinational enterprise; Organizational ecology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001171863     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0266(199706)18:6<439::aid-smj884>3.3.co;2-p     Document Type: Article

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