Managerial perceptions of political risk in international projects

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 734-743

  Al Khattab, Adel ^a   Anchor, John ^b   Davies, Eleanor ^b  

^a AL HUSSEIN BIN TALAL UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Firm specific characteristics; Managerial perceptions; Political risk

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MANAGERS; RISK PERCEPTION;

FIRM-SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS; HOST-GOVERNMENT RELATED RISKS; INTERSTATE RELATED RISKS; POLITICAL RISK;

RISK ANALYSIS;

DEVELOPING WORLD; FIRM SIZE; GLOBALIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK PERCEPTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 34548563772     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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