Entry mode and equity level: A multilevel examination of foreign direct investment ownership structure

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 857-866

  Mani, Sudha ^a   Antia, Kersi D ^b   Rindfleisch, Aric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Multilevel modeling; Transaction cost analysis

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

ENTRY MODE; EQUITY LEVEL; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE; PORTFOLIO;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 34547201961     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.611     Document Type: Article

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