Analysing foreign market entry: The choice between greenfield investment and acquisitions

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 165-181

  Görg, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; Foreign investments; Market entry

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444330855     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005350     Document Type: Article

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