Firm Productivity and the Foreign-Market Entry Decision

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 849-871

  Raff, Horst ^a   Ryan, Michael ^b   Stähler, Frank ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 84863537670     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: 15309134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9134.2012.00346.x     Document Type: Article

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