Corruption Distance, Anti-corruption Laws and International Ownership Strategies in Russia

Journal of International Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 196-208

  Karhunen, Päivi ^a   Ledyaeva, Svetlana ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anti corruption regulation; Corruption distance; Emerging economies; Entry strategies; Russia; Transaction cost theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860629256     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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