FDI legitimacy and MNC subsidiary control: From legitimation to competition

Journal of International Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 115-131

  Peng, George Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Expatriate staffing; FDI legitimacy; Organizational ecology theory; Subsidiary ownership; Subsidiary size

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860604060     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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