Examining the Penrose effect in an international business context: The dynamics of Japanese firm growth in US industries

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-127

  Tan, Danchi ^a   Mahoney, Joseph T ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 15544371960     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1212     Document Type: Article

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