How cultural distance influences entry mode choice: The contingent role of host country's governance quality

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1160-1170

  Chang, Yi Chieh ^a   Kao, Ming Sung ^b   Kuo, Anthony ^b   Chiu, Chih Fang ^c  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cultural distance; Entry mode; Governance quality; Joint venture; Wholly owned subsidiary

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861712497     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2011.07.033     Document Type: Article

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