International diversification and firm performance: The S-curve hypothesis

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 598-609

  Lu, Jane W ^a   Beamish, Paul W ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 4544266333     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/20159604     Document Type: Article

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