Does ownership structure of emerging-market firms affect their outward FDI the case of the Indian automotive and pharmaceutical sectors

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 437-450

  Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar ^a   Driffield, Nigel ^a   Pal, Sarmistha ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Brunel University London   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emerging market MNEs; Family firms; Foreign investors; Institutions; Outward FDI; Ownership control structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949845472     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2009.52     Document Type: Article

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