The firms in the sample

Peter J. Buckley, Gerald D. Newbould and Jane C. Thurwell
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Peter J. Buckley: University of Bradford
Gerald D. Newbould: Cleveland State University
Jane C. Thurwell: Philips International

Chapter 2 in Foreign Direct Investment by Smaller UK Firms: The Success and Failure of First-Time Investors Abroad, 1988, pp 6-14 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter describes the method of selecting those firms whose experiences in setting up their first overseas production subsidiary constitute the data for this book. In addition, the chapter describes the industrial, ownership and size characteristics of the firms; and the size characteristics of the overseas production subsidiaries.

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Limited Company; Standard Industrial Classification; Postwar Period; Production Subsidiary (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1988
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-08231-5_2

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