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Outward Foreign Direct Investment as Escape Response to Home Country Institutional Constraints

Journal of international business studies, 2007-07, Vol.38 (4), p.579-594 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright 2007 Academy of International Business ;Academy of International Business 2007 ;ISSN: 0047-2506 ;EISSN: 1478-6990 ;DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400285

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Title:
Outward Foreign Direct Investment as Escape Response to Home Country Institutional Constraints
Author: Michael A. Witt ; Lewin, Arie Y.
Subjects: Animal escape behavior ; Business structures ; Business studies ; Capitalism ; Costs ; Countries ; Economic conditions ; Economic costs ; Economic systems ; Emerging markets ; Foreign direct investment ; Foreign direct investments ; Foreign investment ; Industrialization ; Industrialized nations ; International economics ; Labor market ; Organization theory ; Perspective ; Political economy ; Political risk ; Studies
Is Part Of: Journal of international business studies, 2007-07, Vol.38 (4), p.579-594
Description: In this perspective paper we argue that outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) undertaken as escape response to perceived misalignment between firm needs and home country institutional conditions represents an important but under-explored phenomenon in the international business (IB) literature. We propose that, in advanced industrialized nations, the extent of OFDI as escape is likely to rise with the extent of societal coordination in the political economy. Societal coordination is associated with relatively slower rates of institutional adjustment and thus with relatively greater prevalence of misalignments that may drive OFDI. We illustrate the face validity of our argument and lay out the implications for future research in IB.
Publisher: Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan Journals
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0047-2506
EISSN: 1478-6990
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400285
Source: ProQuest Databases
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Outward Foreign Direct Investment as Escape Response to Home Country Institutional Constraints

Copyright 2007 Academy of International Business ;Academy of International Business 2007 ;ISSN: 0047-2506 ;EISSN: 1478-6990 ;DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400285

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