We study the effect of the intellectual property rights (IPR) regime of a host country (South) on a multinational's decision between serving a market via greenfield foreign direct investment to avoid the exposure of its technology or entering a joint venture (JV) with a local firm, which allows...

The focus in this paper is on the structure of relationships between business organisations across borders as explored in organisation science, network theory, and the theory of international business. The concept of business networks is thoroughly discussed in the context of the global...