The liability of home: Institutional friction and firm disadvantage abroad

Advances in International Management

Volumn 25, Issue , 2012, Pages 127-148

  Stevens, Charles E ^a   Shenkar, Oded ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84883465390     PISSN: 15715027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1571-5027(2012)0000025013     Document Type: Article

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