What is the Shape of the Multinationality-Performance Relationship?

Multinational Business Review

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-110

  Thomas, Douglas E ^a   Eden, Lorraine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Multinationality; Net benefits; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993016627     PISSN: 1525383X     EISSN: 20541686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/1525383X200400005     Document Type: Review

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