Meta-analysis of cultural differences: Another slice at the apple

International Business Review

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 520-532

  Magnusson, Peter ^a   Baack, Daniel W ^b   Zdravkovic, Srdan ^c   Staub, Karin M ^d   Amine, Lyn S ^d  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRYANT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural distance; Entry strategy; Firm performance; Meta analysis; Psychic distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 50949120649     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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