Local density and foreign subsidiary performance

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 341-355

  Miller, Stewart R ^a,c   Eden, Lorraine ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33646558908     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-006-9053-4     Document Type: Review

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