Search Results - subject:"Internalization theory"

Foreign Direct Investment Theories: An Overview of the Main FDI Theories

Denisia, VINTILĂ - In: European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies (2010) 02

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) acquired an important role in the international economy after the Second World War. Theoretical studies on FDI have led to a better understanding of the economic mechanism and the behavior of economic agents, both at micro and macro level allowing the opening of...

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Why and how motives (still) matter

Benito, Gabriel R.G. - In: The Multinational Business Review 23 (2015) 1, pp. 15-24

Purpose – The paper aims to provide a discussion of the relevance of motives for companies’ internationalization. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is a conceptual discussion building on established classifications of motives of internationalization, which distinguish between...

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The subsidiaries of multinational enterprises operate regionally, not globally

Nguyen, Quyen T.K. - In: The Multinational Business Review 23 (2015) 4, pp. 328-354

subsidiary and the impact of such a strategy on its performance. The author draws upon new internalization theory to develop a …

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Efficiency-driven, comparative institutional analysis in international business

Hillemann, Jenny; Verbeke, Alain - In: The Multinational Business Review 23 (2015) 3, pp. 188-199

Purpose – This paper aims to apply internalization theory in the context of economic efficiency-driven institutions …, in line with orthodox internalization theory. Findings – MNEs replacing the activities of failing (or even absent) public … country economic actors. Internalization theory thinking suggests applying various, specific principles to assess in a …

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Re-examining regional borders and the multinational enterprise

Aguilera, Ruth V.; Flores, Ricardo; Kim, Jin Uk - In: The Multinational Business Review 23 (2015) 4, pp. 374-394

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critically assess the theoretical underpinnings and extant progress of the research on regional multi-national enterprises (MNEs) and offer a blueprint for future research by re-conceptualizing how (regional) boundaries relate to the international...

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The internalization of societal failures by multinational enterprises

Buckley, OBE, Peter J.; Boddewyn, Jean J. - In: The Multinational Business Review 23 (2015) 3, pp. 170-187

the market and non-market arenas for these sub-systems’ functions. Design/methodology/approach – Internalization theory is … applied to a new area – that of societal failures. Findings – Internalization theory can be applied to the joint failures of … societal failures by the multinational enterprises. It extends internalization theory and examines the contested notion of …

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