Flexibility in internationalization: Is it valuable during an economic crisis?

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 537-555

  Lee, Seung Hyun ^a   Makhija, Mona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic crisis; Export; Flexibility; Foreign direct investment; Real options; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CRISIS; EXPORT; FLEXIBILITY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; REAL OPTIONS; UNCERTAINTY;

INVESTMENTS;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 66049149092     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.742     Document Type: Article

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