Multinationality and Performance Literature: A Critical Review and Future Research Agenda

Management International Review

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 311-347

  Nguyen, Quyen T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounting perspectives (IAS38, IFRS8 and FASB131); FSAs CSAs framework; Internalization theory; Multinationality (M); M P relationships; Performance (P)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975484539     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-016-0290-y     Document Type: Article

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