Institutional Impacts on Firm Internationalization

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Institutions and International Business....Pages 1-11
Convergence versus Divergence: Testing Varieties of Capitalism Perspective on the Globalization of Business Practices....Pages 12-39
Institutional Determinants of Outward Foreign Direct Investment from Emerging Economies: A Home-Country Perspective....Pages 40-64
Effects of Government Economic Policy on Outward Foreign Direct Investment: Experience from China and the EU....Pages 65-85
Foreign Direct Investment Growth in China: Implications for Politics, the Economy and Culture....Pages 86-119
Should Governments Support Outward FDI? The Case of Poland....Pages 120-145
Innovation in Emerging Economies: The Spillover Effects of Foreign Direct Investment and Institutions in Russia....Pages 146-172
The Role of Home Governments in Outward Foreign Direct Investment....Pages 173-189
Structural Model of Institutional Environment Influence on International Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies....Pages 190-216
The Effects of Country and Industry Factors on the Competitive Advantage of European Construction Firms Operating in Russia....Pages 217-237
Understanding Failure in International Retailing: An Institutional Framework for Future Investigation....Pages 238-263
Key Determinants of Retail Internationalization: Do Institutions Matter?....Pages 264-285
Firm Internationalization and Institutions: The Case of Pharmaceutical Retailing....Pages 286-298
Tri-Space Framework for Understanding MNC Behaviour and Strategies: An Institutionalism and Business System Perspective....Pages 299-333
Back Matter....Pages 334-358