Internationalization and firm risk: An upstream-downstream hypothesis

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 611-629

  Kwok, Chuck C Y ^a   Reeb, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039011884     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490925     Document Type: Article

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