Investment mode strategy and expatriate strategy during times of economic crisis

Journal of International Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 331-355

  Chung, Chris Changwha ^a   Beamish, Paul W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamic capability; Economic crisis; Expatriate strategy; Investment mode strategy; Multinational flexibility; Real options; Sunk cost; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 25444466212     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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