The limits of firm-level globalization: Revisiting the FSA/CSA matrix

Hillemann, Jenny; Gestrin, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2016.01.018

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The limits of firm-level globalization: Revisiting the FSA/CSA matrix

Hillemann, Jenny, Gestrin, Michael·2016·International Business Review

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Authors: Hillemann, J., & Gestrin, M.
Affiliations: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE)
Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques (FR)
Corresponding author: Hillemann, Jenny
Venue: International Business Review
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2016-06
Volume: 25
Issue: 3
Pages: 767-775
ISSN: 0969-5931 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2016.01.018
OpenAlex: W2266731467
Cited by: 33
References: 39
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2016: 3
FWCI: 8.00
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
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Locations: International Business Review (publishedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
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Topics: Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › International Business and FDI
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Innovation and Knowledge Management
Keywords: firm-specific advantages, country-specific advantages, multinational corporations, foreign direct investment, internalization theory, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, liability of foreignness

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