Internationalization speed and cost efficiency: Evidence from Germany

International Business Review

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 447-463

  Wagner, Hardy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cost efficiency; Expansion speed; Internationalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242746678     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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