Host environmental uncertainty and equity-based entry mode dilemma: The role of market linking capability

International Business Review

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 407-418

  Tseng, Chiung Hui ^a   Lee, Ruby P ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging economies; Entry mode; Environmental uncertainty; Market linking capability

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953334540     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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