The value of real options investments under abnormal uncertainty: The case of the Korean economic crisis

Journal of World Business

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-34

  Lee, Seung Hyun ^a   Makhija, Mona ^b   Paik, Yongsun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38049005464     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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