Korea's multinationals in a regional world

Alan Rugman and Chang Hoon Oh

Journal of World Business, 2008, vol. 43, issue 1, 5-15

Abstract: Basic theory suggests that multinational enterprises (MNEs) succeed when they develop firm-specific advantages (FSAs). In Korea, large MNEs, mostly chaebols, have built successful knowledge based FSAs. They are also utilizing scale economies based on Korea's country-specific advantages (CSAs) in skilled labor and a supporting government. In the empirical work, we find that the Korean MNEs use their FSAs to operate mainly on a home region basis, much like the world's other large MNEs.

Date: 2008
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