Expatriation and its effect on headquarters' attention in the multinational enterprise

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 938-947

  Plourde, Yves ^a   Parker, Simon C ^a   Schaan, Jean Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

expatriates; growth; headquarters' attention; instrumental variables; MNE

Indexed keywords

GROWTH (MATERIALS); MANAGEMENT; PLANNING;

EXPATRIATES; HEADQUARTERS' ATTENTION; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES; MNE; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE;

COMMERCE;

EID: 84900502818     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2125     Document Type: Review

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