The effects of corporate governance and institutional environments on export behaviour in emerging economies evidence from China

Management International Review

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 455-478

  Lu, Jiangyong ^a   Xu, Bin ^b   Liu, Xiaohui ^c  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese listed firms; Corporate governance; Export behaviour; Institutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449494880     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-009-0004-9     Document Type: Article

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