Flying under the radar: Foreign firm visibility and the efficacy of political strategies in emerging economies

International Business Review

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1021-1033

  Puck, Jonas F ^a   Rogers, Helen ^b   Mohr, Alex T ^c  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emerging markets; Political strategies; Risk exposure; Visibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881661539     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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