Corporate performance implications of multinationality: The role of firm specific moderators

Journal of Transnational Management

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 5-33

  Annavarjula, Madan ^a   Beldona, Sam ^b   Sadrieh, Farid ^c  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Firm performance; Firm specific knowledge; Market power; Multinationality; Product diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547260632     PISSN: 15475778     EISSN: 15475786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J482v10n04_02     Document Type: Article

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