While a hybrid governance mode has been considered as a transition mode, this consideration has been inappropriate in the current observations of hybrid modes that would be potentially a long-term stable mode. In addition, theoretical explanations of the traditional hybrid mode have lost explanatory powers since convergence ideas and assumptions have been rejected in the international corporate governance. This paper is a first challenge for theoretical explanations of the current emergences of new hybrid modes and hybridizations. While there are four phases of the hybridization, each phase would be discussed based upon evolutionary game theory, concept of multiple optima, and theory of path dependence that consider current drastic changes in international governance caused by mainly market globalizations, IT revolutions, and globalizations of shareholders.
International governance mode choice: Evidence from Brazilian franchisors
