Place, space, and geographical exposure: Foreign subsidiary survival in conflict zones

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 554-578

  Dai, Li ^a   Eden, Lorraine ^b   Beamish, Paul W ^c  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

geographic distance; place; political conflicts; political risk; subsidiary exit; subsidiary survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879387774     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2013.12     Document Type: Article

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