The Global Configuration of a Speculative Trading Operation: An Empirical Study of Foreign Exchange Trading

Organization Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 401-423

  Mosakowski, Elaine ^a,b   Zaheer, Srilata ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Firm Boundaries; Global Strategy; Informational Assets; Multinational Firm; Speculation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033412873     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.10.4.401     Document Type: Article

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