Exploiting the liability of foreignness: Why do service firms exploit foreign affiliate networks at home?

Journal of International Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-29

  Boehe, Dirk Michael ^a  

^a INSPER INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Barriers to expansion.; Emerging markets; Internationalization of service firms; Liability of foreignness; Multinational banking

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951682338     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2010.09.011     Document Type: Article

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