Temporal and Geographical Patterns of Internationalization - An Exploratory Analysis

Multinational Business Review

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 45-76

  Hutzschenreuter, Thomas ^a  

^a WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emerging economies; Internationalization; Multinational enterprises; Value curve

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993030062     PISSN: 1525383X     EISSN: 20541686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/1525383X200900027     Document Type: Review

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