Entry Mode Choices in Transition Economies: The Moderating Effect of Institutional Distance on Managers' Personal Experiences

Journal of East-West Business

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-27

  Dikova, Desislava ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

CEOs' experiences; entry modes; institutional distance

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MANAGEMENT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84859651094     PISSN: 10669868     EISSN: 15286959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10669868.2012.675807     Document Type: Article

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