International diversification and performance: The mediating role of implementation

International Business Review

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 600-615

  Brock, David M ^a   Yaffe, Tal ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Implementation; International diversification; Law; Leverage; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 50949092378     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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