Political capabilities, policy risk, and international investment strategy: Evidence from the global electric power generation industry

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1290-1315

  Holburn, Guy L F ^a   Zelner, Bennet A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

foreign direct investment; foreign entry; location choice; policy risk; political capabilities; political risk

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS; FOREIGN ENTRY; LOCATION CHOICE; POLICY RISKS; POLITICAL CAPABILITIES; POLITICAL RISKS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; INDUSTRY; INVESTMENTS; LOCATION; PROFITABILITY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77956691366     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.860     Document Type: Article

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