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This study investigates the effects of several dimensions of internationalization on the behavior of MNCs’ top management teams. The effects include top executives’ personal presence in foreign markets, their participation in meetings about international strategic issues, and their tacit knowledge of the firms’ international business activities.
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*Nicholas Athanassiou is an Assistant Professor of International Business and Business Policy at Northeastern University. Boston, MA. USA
**Douglas Nigh is a Professor of International Business at the University of South Carolina. Columbia, SC. His latest book is “Foreign Ownership and the Consequences of Direct Investment in the United States.”
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Athanassiou, N., Nigh, D. Internationalization, Tacit Knowledge and the Top Management Teams of MNCs. J Int Bus Stud 31, 471–487 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490917
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490917