Does multinationality lead to value enhancement? An empirical examination of publicly listed corporations from Germany

International Business Review

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 562-574

  Eckert, Stefan ^a   Dittfeld, Marcus ^a   Muche, Thomas ^b   Rässler, Susanne ^c  

^a International Graduate School Zittau   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES ZITTAU GÖRLITZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Economies of scale; Geographical diversification; Germany; Industrial diversification; Intangible assets; MNCs; Shareholder value; Tobin's Q

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956928327     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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