Transforming disadvantages into advantages: Developing-country MNEs in the least developed countries

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 957-979

  Cuervo Cazurra, Alvaro ^a   Genc, Mehmet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Competitive disadvantage; Governance; Institutions; Least developed countries; Multinational enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 49949091364     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400390     Document Type: Article

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