Decision specific experience in foreign ownership and establishment strategies: Evidence from japanese firms

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-43

  Padmanabhan, Prasad ^a   Rae Cho, Kang ^b,c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 0040629762     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490059     Document Type: Article

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