When is foreignness an asset or a liability? explaining the performance differential between foreign and local firms

Journal of Management

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 714-739

  Nachum, Lilach ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Affiliates performance; Financial services; Foreignness as an asset; Global cities; Liability of foreignness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950100063     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206309338522     Document Type: Article

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