Institutional reforms in the Gulf Cooperation Council economies: A conceptual framework

Journal of International Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 300-318

  Kshetri, Nir ^a   Ajami, Riad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GCC; Holistic order; Institutional entrepreneurship; Institutions; Market orientation; Selective adaptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249129583     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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