The effects of geographic distance on the foreign acquisition activity of U.S. firms

Management International Review

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 509-535

  Ragozzino, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross border acquisitions; Cultural distance; Entry mode; Governance; Political risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449497591     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-009-0006-7     Document Type: Article

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