Firm performance and international diversification: The internal and external competitive advantages

International Business Review

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 607-618

  Bobillo, Alfredo M ^a   Lopez Iturriaga Felix F ^a   Tejerina Gaite, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competitive advantages; External capabilities; Firm performance; Internal capabilities; International diversification; Ownership; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956924547     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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