A Mean-Variance Model of MNF Location Strategy

Dean M Hanink
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Dean M Hanink: University of Connecticut

Journal of International Business Studies, 1985, vol. 16, issue 1, 165-170

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to show that a portfolio theoretic model which directly incorporates the effect of interdependence among national markets can be useful in the analysis of an MNF's explicit location decisions. A numerical mean-variance portfolio model is developed and applied to the case of geographical expansion of the MNF. While international diversification may not be considered a necessary and sufficient cause for FDI, its effect on firm earnings should not be ignored in the MNF's location decisions.© 1985 JIBS. Journal of International Business Studies (1985) 16, 165–170

Date: 1985
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