Integrating traditional capital budgeting concepts into an international decision-making environment

Engineering Economist

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 309-325

  Block, Stanley ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL BUDGETING; CASH FLOW; FINANCIAL ANALYSTS; FOREIGN AFFILIATES; FOREIGN COUNTRIES; MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES; WEIGHTED AVERAGE COST OF CAPITALS;

INDUSTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURVEYS;

BUDGET CONTROL;

EID: 84888413704     PISSN: 0013791X     EISSN: 15472701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00137910008967555     Document Type: Article

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