Internalisation Theory and Outward Direct Investment by Emerging Market Multinationals

Peter J. Buckley ()
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Peter J. Buckley: University of Leeds

Management International Review, 2018, vol. 58, issue 2, No 1, 195-224

Abstract: Abstract The rise of multinational enterprises from emerging countries (EMNEs) poses an important test for theories of the multinational enterprise such as internalisation theory. It has been contended that new phenomena need new theory. This paper proposes that internalisation theory is appropriate to analyse EMNEs. This paper examines four approaches to EMNEs—international investment strategies, domestic market imperfections, international corporate networks and domestic institutions—and three case studies—Chinese outward FDI, Indian foreign acquisitions and investment in tax havens—to show the enduring relevance and predictive power of internalisation theory. This analysis encompasses many other approaches as special cases of internalisation theory. The use of internalisation theory to analyse EMNEs is to be commended, not only because of its theoretical inclusivity, but also because it has the ability to connect and to explain seemingly desperate phenomena.

Keywords: Multinational enterprises; Emerging markets; Internalisation theory; International investment strategies; International corporate networks; International mergers and acquisitions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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