We contend that business groups in emerging economies command a premium when it comes to benefiting from political ties because their organizational structures are compartmentalized and thereby well suited to profitably include, isolate and mask political ties. We demonstrate how the structural...

Purpose The purpose of this chapter is to explore the role of the home country government in the internationalization of multinationals from emerging markets. This is an important topic because governments play a greater role in BRIC countries. We build upon the literature on non-market...