A comprehensive examination of the determinants of corporate multinational spanning strategies.

Literature regarding the gains from internationalization is mixed and ambiguous. This may be because the previous literature ignores issues such as technological push and pull factors that attract foreign investment, industry competitiveness and rivalry among industry participants, the policy of host governments towards innovation, and the role of socioeconomic variables such as culture, political stability, and economic development. The significance of this study that it will account for these factors and provide evidence regarding how American MNCs can best enhance performance using domain and mission strategies.