Foreign investors, foreign directors and corporate diversification: An empirical examination of large manufacturing companies in India

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 207-222

  Ramaswamy, Kannan ^a   Mingfang, Li ^b  

^a Garvin School of International Management   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33845977783     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010620008101     Document Type: Article

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