Social ties and foreign market entry: An empirical inquiry

Management International Review

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 815-844

  Zhao, Hongxin ^a   Hsu, Chin Chun ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign market entry; Resource commitment; Social ties; Timing of entry

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149083355     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-007-0054-9     Document Type: Article

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