The effect of context-related moderators on the internationalization-performance relationship: Evidence from meta-analysis

Management International Review

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 319-347

  Bausch, Andreas ^a,b   Krist, Mario ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contextual moderators; Firm performance; Internationalization; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347269202     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-007-0019-z     Document Type: Review

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