Boundaries of the firm: Insights from international entry mode research

Journal of Management

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 395-425

  Brouthers, D Keith ^a   Hennart, Jean François ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Entry mode choice; Institutional theory; Resource based view; Strategic decision making; Transaction cost

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248636213     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206307300817     Document Type: Review

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