The role of state ownership and home government political support in Russian multinationals’ internationalization
International Journal of Emerging Markets
ISSN: 1746-8809
Article publication date: 28 February 2019
Issue publication date: 17 July 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to look into state ownership and political support as two factors that influence the process of internationalization of Russian MNEs.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors observe the theory and empirical evidence behind the phenomenon.
Findings
The authors find that state ownership and governmental political support are two mechanisms of the transformation of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to MNEs in Russia.
Originality/value
The topic is not covered sufficiently in the literature. The paper is based on the recent findings by the paper co-authors.
Keywords
Citation
Panibratov, A. and Michailova, S. (2019), "The role of state ownership and home government political support in Russian multinationals’ internationalization", International Journal of Emerging Markets, Vol. 14 No. 3, pp. 436-450. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-10-2017-0380
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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