Born globals, the choice of globalization strategy, and the market's perception of performance

Journal of World Business

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 322-335

  Gleason, Kimberly C ^a   Wiggenhorn, Joan ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Born global; Event study; Joint venture

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447258652     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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