Foreign direct investment, diversification and firm performance

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-172

  Doukas, John A ^a   Lang, L H P ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Diversified and specialized firms; Foreign direct investments; Industrial and international diversification; Short term and long term performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038780738     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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