Multinationality, R&D Intensity, and Firm Performance: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturing Firms

Multinational Business Review

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-78

  Bae, Sung C ^a   Park, Bell J C ^b   Wang, Xiaohong ^c  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SK Corporation   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Firm performance; Internalization theory; International expansion; Multinationality; R D investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993102006     PISSN: 1525383X     EISSN: 20541686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/1525383X200800003     Document Type: Review

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