International diversification and firm performance in Mexican firms: A curvilinear relationship?

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 501-507

  Thomas, Douglas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging markets; Firm performance; International diversification; Internationalization; Mexico

Indexed keywords

EID: 33344461969     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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