Institutional exceptions on global projects: A process model

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 562-588

  Orr, Ryan J ^a   Scott, W Richard ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross border investments; Global projects; Institutional exceptions; Institutional theory; Institutional transactions costs; Liabilities of foreignness

Indexed keywords

EID: 44349088074     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400370     Document Type: Article

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