Liability of foreignness and internationalisation of emerging market firms

Advances in International Management

Volumn 24, Issue , 2011, Pages 211-233

  Gaur, Ajai S ^a   Kumar, Vikas ^b   Sarathy, Ravi ^c  

^a RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84864425287     PISSN: 15715027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1571-5027(2011)0000024016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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