FDI motives, market governance, and ownership choice of MNEs: A study of Malaysia and Thailand from an incomplete contracting perspective

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 335-362

  Yu, Jisun ^a,b,c   Lee, Seung Hyun ^a,b,c   Han, Kunsoo ^a,b,c  

^a Canada   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Foreign direct investments; Institutions; Ownership choice; Theory of incomplete contracts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940001951     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-015-9412-5     Document Type: Article

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