Form of investment by Nordic firms in world markets

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 791-803

  Larimo, Jorma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Foreign direct investment; Greenfield investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038796491     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-2963(02)00467-8     Document Type: Article

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