Diasporans are migrants and their descendants who maintain a relationship to their country of origin (Safran, 1991). Diasporans who establish new ventures in their countries of origin comprise a special case of international ethnic entrepreneurship.

The Ward-Vanek labor-managed economy macro models are found to contain errors in capital pricing treatment which, when correct ed, removes "perverse" responses and leads to monetary neutrality. Vanek's (1977) open model is shown not to be a labor-managed econ-omy model, but rather one of any...

Brazil, Chile, and Mexico constitute the leading newly industrialized countries (NICs) of Latin America. It is within these markets that the world expects significant economic gains over the next decade. Local companies in these countries are allying with foreign companies to enhance their...

Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have emerged as major actors in international business. NGOs have assumed a particularly prominent role in influencing the interaction between business and governments over the terms of international business rules, norms, and practices, especially the...

This paper addresses the strategic and policy implications of franchise system expansion overseas. The study is based on survey data of 76 Mexican buyers of US franchise systems and information provided by seven directors of national franchise associations from both industrialised and developing...

In this paper, we examine the effect of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) on the transaction costs multinational enterprises (MNEs) assume in their nonmarket social development strategies. We develop propositions to predict the effect of three important aspects of the institutional context on...

This article empirically examines the structural antecedents proposed in the alliance and negotiations literatures: resource balance, alternatives balance, and stakes balance between Mexican and United States alliance partners in predicting the balance of authority in the relationship and the...