International business responses to institutional voids

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 293-307

  Doh, Jonathan ^a   Rodrigues, Suzana ^b   Saka Helmhout, Ayse ^c   Makhija, Mona ^d  

^a Villanova School of Business   (United States)

^b FUMEC UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Institutional voids; Institutions and international business; Market and nonmarket strategies; Multinational corporations (MNCs) and enterprises (MNEs); Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018380173     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/s41267-017-0074-z     Document Type: Review

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