National culture and capital structure decisions: Evidence from foreign joint ventures in China

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 477-503

  Li, Kai ^a   Griffin, Dale ^a   Yue, Heng ^b   Zhao, Longkai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

capital structure; China; cultural values; embeddedness; foreign joint ventures; long term debt

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955124914     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2011.7     Document Type: Article

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