A Leap of Faith? Managerial Religiosity And Market Entry Decisions

Christopher Richardson () and Shaizatulaqma Kamalul Ariffin
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Christopher Richardson: Universiti Sains Malaysia
Shaizatulaqma Kamalul Ariffin: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Management International Review, 2019, vol. 59, issue 2, No 4, 277-305

Abstract: Abstract Religious observance remains widespread and thus potentially influential in managerial decision-making, yet its impact on market entry decisions is largely unexplored. This study investigates the effect of managerial religiosity on the three key entry decisions of where, when, and how to internationalise. Based on the verbal protocols of fourteen Malaysian Muslim executives who are considering international expansion, we find that higher levels of religiosity neither led to preferences for other Muslim-majority markets nor significantly influenced ‘when’ and ‘how’ decisions. Nevertheless, our findings demonstrate that religious factors matter in quite different and unexpected ways. In particular, the presence of co-religious minority groups in an otherwise ‘religiously-distant’ market can influence entry decisions among religiously observant managers. Our study therefore yields a new and important insight into entry decisions, namely the role played by managerial religiosity.

Keywords: Religiosity; Religion; Entry decisions; Internationalisation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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