The Asian exposure of U.S. firms: Operational and risk management strategies

Pacific Basin Finance Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-138

  Choi, Jongmoo Jay ^a   Kim, Yong Cheol ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

American firms in Asia; Asian currencies; Corporate risk management; Exchange exposure; International operational strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037375017     PISSN: 0927538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-538X(02)00109-9     Document Type: Article

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