Real options and the theory of foreign direct investment

International Business Review

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 687-712

  Li, Jing ^a   Rugman, Alan M ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

FDI theory; Market entry mode; Option modeling; Real options theory; Regional location

Indexed keywords

EID: 36249008475     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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