Liabilities of Foreignness Revisited: A Review of Contemporary Studies and Recommendations for Future Research

Journal of International Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 322-334

  Denk, Nikola ^a   Kaufmann, Lutz ^a   Roesch, Jan Frederik ^a  

^a WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Future research avenues; Liabilities of foreignness; Literature review; Multinational strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868200509     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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