External uncertainty and entry mode choice: Cultural distance, political risk and language diversity

International Business Review

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 575-588

  López Duarte, Cristina ^a   Vidal Suárez, Marta M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cultural distance; Entry mode; Foreign direct investment; Joint venture; Language; Language barriers; Language diversity; Political risk; Wholly owned subsidiary

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956910987     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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