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Do exits proxy a liability of foreignness?: The case of Japanese exits from the US

Jean-Francois Hennart, Thomas Roehl and Zeng Ming

Journal of International Management, 2002, vol. 8, issue 3, 241-264

Abstract: Progress in understanding the liability of foreignness requires accurate measurement of this concept. This paper investigates whether exits of foreign affiliates from a given host market provide a reliable measure. We tackle this question by investigating 32 exits of Japanese manufacturing affiliates from the US. Our goal is to assess the extent to which exits are driven by a liability of foreignness and thus whether exits can serve as a reliable measurement of this liability. We find that less than half of our exits are attributable to a liability of foreignness. We conclude that while the data confirm a liability of foreignness for Japanese early entrants into the US, the presence of many other motives for exit suggests caution when inferring such a liability from exits, especially when exit costs are low.

Keywords: Liability; of; foreignness; Affiliate; exits; Japanese; investment; in; the; United; States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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