International diversification: Antecedents, outcomes, and moderators

Journal of Management

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 831-867

  Hitt, Michael A ^a   Tihanyi, Laszlo ^a   Miller, Toyah ^a   Connelly, Brian ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Globalization; International diversification; Internationalization; Multinational

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750706172     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206306293575     Document Type: Article

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