The advantage of foreignness in innovation

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1232-1242

  Un, C Annique ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

advantage of foreignness; innovation; liability of foreignness; multinational companies; R D

Indexed keywords

ADVANTAGE OF FOREIGNNESS; CONSUMER MARKET; DOMESTIC FIRMS; HOST COUNTRIES; MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 80052568105     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.927     Document Type: Review

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