Financial Performance of Multinational Enterprises
Desempeño financiero de empresas multinacionales A Historical Review and Future Research Trends
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The purpose of this research is to conduct a literature review on the evolution of research on the financial performance of multinational enterprises through bibliometric and network analysis to map this area of knowledge and identify emerging research trends. A science mapping analysis was carried out from 687 records retrieved from Web of Science and Scopus and dated field's most relevant documents, authors, journals, institutions, and countries. Moreover, the main contribution of this document is delineating the trends and emerging research topics on the financial performance of MNEs.
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