Purpose – This study aims to explore how sub‐dimensions of home country influence multinational enterprise (MNE) ownership strategy in international subsidiaries. Design/methodology/approach – Following a grounded theory approach, the authors interviewed 36 managers of US and Japanese...

This study investigates factors that influence the termination of an international joint venture (IJV) and examines how the resulting wholly owned subsidiary’s (WOS) proximity to its previous partner can promote cluster formation in an emerging economy. The author uses a game-theoretic...

We examine the impact of the environmental determinants of managerial discretion on the internationalisation of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) reflected in its choice of mode of entry. Using insights from the behavioural theory of the firm and the process view of internationalisation, we show...