Minimizing effects of 'liability of foreignness': Response strategies of foreign firms in the United States

Journal of World Business

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-62

  Elango, B ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary spanning; Foreign firms; Liability of foreignness; Response strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 57449103222     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2008.03.012     Document Type: Article

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