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 behindthe phenomenon.Findings –...

The emergence of hybrid ownership structures and their OFDI activities is a critical but under-investigated phenomenon in the international business domain. In this study, we carve out three varieties of hybrid ownership that capture the intra-organizational elements of hybrid firms: the...

This paper examines two potential benefits of foreign-controlled plants in the Canadian manufacturing sector: the superior performance of foreign-controlled plants and their productivity spillovers to domestic plants. The paper finds that foreign-controlled plants are more productive, more...