Diversification and market entry choices in the context of foreign direct investment

International Business Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 35-55

  Mudambi, R ^a,b   Mudambi, S M ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; Diversification; Entry mode; Foreign direct investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 7444257143     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-5931(01)00046-4     Document Type: Article

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