NGOs' influence on MNEs' social development strategies in varying institutional contexts: A transaction cost perspective

International Business Review

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 446-456

  Vachani, Sushil ^a   Doh, Jonathan P ^b   Teegen, Hildy ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Context; Governance; Institutional development; Institutional distance; Institutional dynamism; Multinational strategy; NGO; Social responsibility; Transaction cost

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249232107     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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