...Gilbert Lenssen; David Bevan; Joan Fontrodona; Salla Laasonen Purpose This paper seeks to analyse the role of stakeholder dialogue, in particular with non‐governmental organisations (NGO), in connection with a foreign direct investment. Specific emphasis is placed on the NGOs' perspective...

... be contacted at: DFloyd@lincoln.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 International investments Direct investment Corporate governance In Eastern Europe foreign direct investment first became prominent after 1945. There had however been some early activity tracing back to 1900...

.... Originality/value Overall, the paper's main contribution lies in its novel approach to disaggregate different levels of corporate governance, thus allowing a more textured assessment of corporate governance risk. Strategic management Emerging markets Competitive strategy Direct investment...