Cultural distance, political risk and location decisions of emerging-market multinationals: a comparison between Chinese and Indian firms
Diego Quer,
Enrique Claver and
Laura Rienda
Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2017, vol. 22, issue 4, 587-603
Abstract:
The international expansion of emerging-market multinational enterprises (MNEs) is becoming a research topic of increasing interest among international business scholars. One of the specific research questions arising is whether conventional theoretical arguments originated in studies on developed-country MNEs are still valid for explaining the international behavior of emerging-market MNEs. Drawing on the institutional theory, this paper argues that the influence of host country institutional factors on location decisions differs between Chinese and Indian MNEs. We hypothesize that the negative impact of both cultural distance and political risk on location decisions is lower for Chinese MNEs as compared to Indian MNEs. From a sample of 832 outward foreign direct investments (OFDIs) we obtain empirical support for these hypotheses.
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/13547860.2017.1312065
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