Investment in new foreign subsidiaries under receding perception of uncertainty

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 370-386

  Fisch, Jan Hendrik ^a  

^a ZEPPELIN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Panel study; Real options; Subsidiary development; Uncertainty perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 41249092626     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400362     Document Type: Article

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