This paper focuses on some of the specificities of decision making in Russian organisations. These companies usually have a highly centralized decisionmaking. Paradoxically, Russian firms are also known for their relatively high level of hostility towards knowledge sharing. Both characteristics...

Using a sample of 628 cross-border alliances established by emerging economies firms across 25 manufacturing and service industries in 64 host countries in the period 1995-2004, we investigate the effect of institutional factors on the adoption of equity alliance mode. The findings of this study...