The liability of closeness: Business relatedness and foreign subsidiary performance

Journal of World Business

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 288-296

  Tang, Jianyun ^a   Rowe, W Glenn ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Business relatedness; China; Foreign subsidiary performance; Japan foreign direct investment; Liability of closeness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857234952     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2011.04.016     Document Type: Article

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