The impact of institutional hazards on foreign multinational activity: A contingency perspective

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 980-995

  Slangen, Arjen H L ^a   Beugelsdijk, Sjoerd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

contingency perspective; cultural distance; foreign direct investment; governance quality; multinational activity; multiple regression analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954368317     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2010.1     Document Type: Article

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