Firm-specific advantages, inward FDI origins, and performance of multinational enterprises

Journal of International Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 132-146

  Lee, In Hyeock ^a   Rugman, Alan M ^b  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Firm specific advantages; Inward FDI; Multinational enterprises; Performance; R D intensity; Regional strategy; SGA intensity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860647883     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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