Acquisitions versus greenfield investments: International strategy and management of entry modes

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 211-227

  Harzing, Anne Wil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Entry mode; Greenfield; International strategy

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INVESTMENTS; MANAGEMENT; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES (MNC);

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 0036502811     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.218     Document Type: Article

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