Multinationality, global market diversification, and risk performance for the largest U.S. firms

Journal of International Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-170

  Qian, Gongming ^a   Li, Ji ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Global market diversification; Multinationality; Risk performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347806233     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1075-4253(98)00007-6     Document Type: Article

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