Institutions and inflows of foreign direct investment: A fuzzy-set analysis

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 652-669

  Pajunen, Kalle ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Fuzzy set methods; Institutional environment; Qualitative quantitative comparisons

Indexed keywords

EID: 44349187246     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400371     Document Type: Article

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