A retrospective on: Institutional, cultural and transaction cost influences on entry mode choice and performance

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-22

  Brouthers, Keith D ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decade Award; entry mode; international business research agenda

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871813918     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2012.23     Document Type: Article

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