Privatization, governance, and survival: MNE investments in private participation projects in emerging economies

Journal of World Business

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 294-301

  Jiang, Yi ^a   Peng, Mike W ^b   Yang, Xiaohua ^c   Mutlu, Canan C ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Governance structure; Nonmarket strategy; Private participation projects; Privatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924491605     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2014.10.006     Document Type: Article

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