Factors influencing perceptions of performance: The case of western FDI in an emerging market

International Business Review

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 310-336

  Demirbag, Mehmet ^a   Tatoglu, Ekrem ^b   Glaister, Keith W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b BAHCESEHIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

FDI; Host country; Host country and firm variables; Institutional theory; MNEs; Performance; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248532369     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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