The influence of political risk on the scope of internationalization of regulated companies: Insights from a Spanish sample

Journal of World Business

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 301-311

  Jiménez, Alfredo ^a   Luis Rico, Isabel ^a   Benito Osorio, Diana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Experience; Foreign direct investment; Multinational enterprise; Political capabilities; Political risk; Scope of internationalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904538783     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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