Effects of firm resources on growth in multinationality

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 961-974

  Tseng, Chiung Hui ^a   Tansuhaj, Patriya ^b   Hallagan, William ^b   Mccullough, James ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

Author keywords

International growth; Multinationality; Resource based view

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448972952     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400305     Document Type: Article

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