International Diversification and the Multinational Enterprise
Author: Alan M. Rugman
Publisher: Lexington, Mass. ; Toronto : Heath
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 168
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Author: Alan M. Rugman
Publisher: Lexington, Mass. ; Toronto : Heath
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 168
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alain Verbeke
Publisher: JAI Press Incorporated
Published: 2005-11-01
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780762312207
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncludes a synthesis of advances in the theory of the multinational enterprise, with a focus on internalization and international diversification issues. This research volume proposes important extensions of multinational enterprise theory, especially as regards the importance of geography to multinational strategy.
Author: Tamir Agmon
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 32
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Catalina Ursu
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Published: 2018
Total Pages: 144
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Yi Li
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Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKPursuit of international markets and resources from foreign sources has increased dramatically across the globe during the past three decades, and the academic study of international diversification has increased concurrently. Although scholars have studied several areas of international diversification research, there are still some unsolved problems, and new theoretical perspectives are needed to advance the field. In this thesis, I derive comprehensive models of international diversification by examining these variables through new perspectives. Based on positive organisational scholarship, configurational and institutional perspectives, I build new theoretical frameworks to fill gaps in international diversification research. This dissertation comprises three studies. Each of the studies examines different angles of international diversification, and the three individual research papers are intertwined to provide a coherent and integrated framework for this thesis. In Study 1, I elaborate a theoretical framework advancing the generalisation of international diversification research in emerging economies. Previous studies mainly focus on international diversification of multinational enterprises (MNEs) from well-developed countries, but largely ignored international diversification of emerging economy MNEs. To fill this research gap, Study 1 captures how Top Management Teams' (TMT) industrial and institutional factors influence mixed foreign direct investment (FDI), an important type of international diversification especially for emerging economy firms. Following the positive organisational scholarship perspective, I examine the positive influence of TMT functional diversity on emerging economy firms' likelihood of conducting mixed FDI. Furthermore, the effect of TMT functional diversity on mixed FDI is contingent on the social context of the TMT, competitive condition of the industry, and institutional development of firm locality. As an extension to Study 1, Study 2 evaluates the impact of various international diversification strategies on firms' internationalisation performance in the context of emerging economies. Within the configurational perspective, Study 2 investigates equifinal paths for emerging economy firms to achieve strategic fit (in the form of desired internationalisation performance) through configurations of the TMT's structure, international diversification strategy, and environmental condition. Within fuzzy-set analysis, the empirical results support my proposition about configurations of strategic fit in an emerging economy firm's international diversification, and multiple equifinal strategic-fit paths have been found. In Study 3, I extend the literature by developing arguments for performance benefits of institutional diversification strategies of MNEs. Existing studies have largely overlooked host-country institutional differences when considering the effects of different foreign countries on the MNE performance. I seek to fill this research gap by teasing out the effects of institutional diversification, and building theory on the relationship between different types of institutional diversification and MNE performance. Based on new institutional economics and comparative institutionalism, I divide institutional diversification into two main types: vertical institutional diversification and horizontal institutional diversification. I propose that the degree of vertical institutional diversification will have a negative effect on the MNE performance, while the scope of this diversification will serve to strengthen this negative effect. For horizontal institutional diversification, I propose that the MNE's degree of this diversification will have a positive effect on its performance, and its scope weakens this positive effect.
Author: A. Goerzen
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2005-08-02
Total Pages: 169
ISBN-13: 0230510256
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on data from Japan, the book examines the combined effect of product, geographic, and network diversity on multinational enterprise performance. A new measure for geographic scope is developed, one that considers the related elements of international asset dispersion and country environment diversity. The book also introduces a new concept of network diversity, and examines how it is strategically linked to performance. Perhaps most importantly, the book is able to empirically and theoretically demonstrate that a larger, more diverse network of alliances is not necessarily a good idea. These are important findings, with far reaching implications for practice and theory.
Author: Zane L. Swanson
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 244
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Craig Hicklin Harrel
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Published: 1981
Total Pages: 128
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mario Krist
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2009-07-25
Total Pages: 275
ISBN-13: 3834994987
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMario Krist explores if, how, and why internationalization and performance are related to each other and explicitly considers the role of intangible resources in this context.
Author: The late Alan M. Rugman
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 1996-01-01
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781781008881
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe articles in this volume explore aspects of multinational enterprises & apply the theory of internalization to North America, Europe & Japan. Rugman provides the reader with insights into the intellectual & personal history of the papers.