Do foreign and domestic firms behave any different during economic slowdowns?

International Business Review

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-59

  Varum, Celeste Amorim ^a   Rocha, Vera Catarina Barros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Economic crisis; Employment and turnover growth; Foreign firms; Manufacturing; Portugal

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650562017     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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