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The German Humpback : Internationalization and Foreign Exchange Hedging. / Aabo, Tom; Ploeen, Rasmus.

In: Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Vol. 27, 2014, p. 114-129.

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Aabo, T & Ploeen, R 2014, 'The German Humpback: Internationalization and Foreign Exchange Hedging', Journal of Multinational Financial Management, vol. 27, pp. 114-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mulfin.2014.05.001

APA

Aabo, T., & Ploeen, R. (2014). The German Humpback: Internationalization and Foreign Exchange Hedging. Journal of Multinational Financial Management, 27, 114-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mulfin.2014.05.001

CBE

Aabo T, Ploeen R. 2014. The German Humpback: Internationalization and Foreign Exchange Hedging. Journal of Multinational Financial Management. 27:114-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mulfin.2014.05.001

MLA

Aabo, Tom and Rasmus Ploeen. "The German Humpback: Internationalization and Foreign Exchange Hedging". Journal of Multinational Financial Management. 2014, 27. 114-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mulfin.2014.05.001

Vancouver

Aabo T, Ploeen R. The German Humpback: Internationalization and Foreign Exchange Hedging. Journal of Multinational Financial Management. 2014;27:114-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mulfin.2014.05.001

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Aabo, Tom ; Ploeen, Rasmus. / The German Humpback : Internationalization and Foreign Exchange Hedging. In: Journal of Multinational Financial Management. 2014 ; Vol. 27. pp. 114-129.

Bibtex

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