Determinants of entry mode choice of MNCs in emerging markets: Evidence from South Africa and Egypt

Emerging Markets Finance and Trade

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 5-24

  Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar ^a   Gelb, Stephen ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b EDGE Institute   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Entry mode choice; Local institutions; Local knowledge; Multinational corporations (MNC); Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 20744440154     PISSN: 1540496X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1540496x.2005.11052603     Document Type: Article

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