Responsible Leadership for Multinational Enterprises in Bottom of Pyramid Countries: The Knowledge of Local Managers

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 553-561

  Berger, Ron ^a   Choi, Chong Ju ^b   Kim, Jai Boem ^c  

^a Lander Institute Jerusalem Academic Center   (Israel)

^b C21st Investments Limited   (China)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

anti globalisation; bottom of pyramid; institutions; knowledge; liability of foreignness; psychic distance; responsible leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960836134     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-0736-x     Document Type: Article

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