Host-country policies and MNE management control in IJVs: Evidence from China

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 526-537

  Chen, Dong ^a   Paik, Yongsun ^a   Park, Seung Ho ^b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Moscow School of Management   (China)

Author keywords

Alliances and joint ventures; China; Institutional context; Organizational control and design; Survey method

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949815706     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2009.97     Document Type: Article

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