title: Who cut the ribbon? A quantitative analysis of formal opening ceremonies of new plants of multinational corporations in Russia
abstract: This paper reports on a study of formal opening ceremonies of new plants of multinational corporations in Russia. We argue that such ceremonies have profound symbolic meanings, namely managing anxiety and signaling commitment, as well as practical importance, particularly when top executives of corporate parents meet with top officials from the host countries at such ceremonies. The database embraces the entire population of public opening ceremonies of new plants of western multinational corpor
journal: Eurasian Geography and Economics