The impact of entry mode choice on foreign affiliate performance: The case of foreign MNEs in South Korea

Management International Review

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-188

  Kim, Youngok ^a   Gray, Sidney J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural distance; Entry mode choice; Foreign affiliate performance; Institutional factors; Multinational enterprises; South korea; Transaction costs theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449109856     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-008-0010-3     Document Type: Article

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