Political risk, cultural distance, and outward foreign direct investment: Empirical evidence from large Chinese firms

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1089-1104

  Quer, Diego ^a   Claver, Enrique ^a   Rienda, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chinese multinationals; Cultural distance; Outward FDI; Political risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869093525     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-011-9247-7     Document Type: Article

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