The objective of this paper is to empirically examine the relationship between the firms’ ownership and control structure, in particular the presence of foreign capital, and their internationalization levels, measured in terms of intensity and diversification. The international performance of...

Purpose: The goal of this study is to investigate the empirical effect between competitiveness and FDI inflow in ASEAN member countries over the period 2007-2017. Design/methodology/approach: The effect of competitiveness and foreign direct investment (FDI) was investigated by using Pearson...

How sensitive is inward foreign direct investment (FDI) from the United States (US) to developing Asia to corporate tax rates? This is a relevant question given the sweeping US tax bill effective in 2018, which provided incentives for US corporations abroad to repatriate profits. Using panel...

This study investigates the impact of foreign ownership on bank risk in Vietnam between 2006 and 2015. Our findings show that foreign ownership can lower bank risk, suggesting that the State Bank of Vietnam should further remove restrictions on foreign investments in the banking system. The...

This article empirically examines the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows on poverty in six Western Balkan countries and also considers other country characteristics, such as the human development index (HDI), corruption, investment freedom, economic freedom, trade openness, and...

Employing a panel dataset of Vietnamese non-financial listed firms, we find that firms with greater foreign shareholdings are aligned with higher quality of financial disclosure. More specially, we find that greater foreign shareholdings are associated with (i) lower earnings management; (ii)...

This study presented a comprehensive framework to explain how the knowledge spillover from foreign direct investment (FDI) influences domestic new venture performance. Referring to external (formal and informal institutional distances) and internal (foreign experience and learning orientation)...

We investigate how formal institutional distance (FID) moderates the cultural distance (CD) and financial performance relationships of foreign subsidiaries of firms. Following recent research, we estimate the asymmetric effects of CD by considering its size and direction towards host countries...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of control structures on the value of family-controlled firms in Turkiye, an emerging market. Turkish firms are usually affiliated with family-controlled business groups. Families control business group firms through pyramid structures and...

This paper investigates the impact of debts, classified by borrowers and sources, on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, both aggregate and selected sectors, in Thailand during 1997: Q1 to 2020: Q4. Drawing upon the OLI paradigm and considering the motivations of multinational enterprises...