Fdi spillovers over time in an emerging market: The roles of entry tenure and barriers to imitation

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 698-722

  Zhang, Yan ^a   Li, Yu ^b   Li, Haiyang ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

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EID: 84903615930     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.0351     Document Type: Article

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