Exploring the role of government involvement in outward FDI from emerging economies

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 655-676

  Wang, Chengqi ^a   Hong, Junjie ^b   Kafouros, Mario ^c   Wright, Mike ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

emerging market enterprises; government involvement; institutional theory; internationalization; resource based view

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866947994     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2012.18     Document Type: Article

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