Ownership, strategic orientation and internationalization in emerging markets

Journal of World Business

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 381-393

  Liu, Yi ^a   Li, Yuan ^a   Xue, Jiaqi ^b  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

CEO ownership; Entrepreneurial orientation; Internationalization; Market orientation; Ownership concentration; Strategic orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957855698     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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