The Propensity of Multinational Companies to Expand Through Acquisitions

Brent D Wilson
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Brent D Wilson: University of Virginia

Journal of International Business Studies, 1980, vol. 11, issue 1, 59-64

Abstract: Multinational enterprises may choose to invest internationally through a newly formed subsidiary or by acquiring an existing company. In an attempt to isolate factors which might indicate a propensity to acquire rather than form subsidiaries, this study examined the characteristics of firms which have invested abroad. The results showed that firms with a higher percentage of investments through acquisitions did have some common characteristics. In addition, the nationality of the parent was found to be related to the propensity to acquire.© 1980 JIBS. Journal of International Business Studies (1980) 11, 59–64

Date: 1980
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