Why strategic factor markets matter: "New" multinationals' geographic diversification and firm profitability

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 518-536

  Kim, Heechun ^a   Hoskisson, Robert E ^b   Lee, Seung Hyun ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

geographic diversification; new multinationals; organizational learning theory; resource based theory; strategic factor markets theory

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; PROFITABILITY;

GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSIFICATION; NEW MULTINATIONALS; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; RESOURCE-BASED THEORY; STRATEGIC FACTORS;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84924077807     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2229     Document Type: Article

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