Export propensity and intensity of subsidiaries in emerging economies

International Business Review

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 574-586

  Estrin, Saul ^a   Meyer, Klaus E ^b   Wright, Mike ^c   Foliano, Francesca ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emerging economies; Export intensity; Export propensity; Exports; Heckman estimator; Institutional theory of strategy; Subsidiary strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 50949105824     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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