Host country interventions in goods markets (e.g., tariffs and quotas) and factor markets (e.g., tax holidays and training grants for workers) are recognized as having substantial effects on the profitability of foreign direct investments. This study proposes two new comprehensive...

A generic theoretical model is proposed that provides a holistic conceptualization of the phenomenon of changing trend of FDI flows. Integrating both institutional and strategic factors, a rationale for such a change is provided, and the circumstances under which future shifts might take place...

Recent research has determined that managers are increasingly concerned with how institutional investors and securities analysts view their companies' long term strategies. This article examines characteristics of international acquisitions that influence professional stock analysts' estimates...

In this study we empirically investigate the determinants of foreign direct investment of service multinationals based in the “triad” regions: Japan, Western Europe and North America. Foreign investment decisions of 168 of the largest service firms in nine service industries over the period...

This article examines the standing of the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) among scholarly journals, and changes in its influence, over a 11 year period (1981 to 1991) using a variety of citation indices. We suggested that two new measures—a prestige index and a trajectory...

We explore the comparative business failures of foreign-owned or controlled firms and domestically owned firms. Original data are collected regarding foreign-controlled firms in the U.S. that filed for bankruptcy protection, were involuntarily liquidated or ceased operations mainly due to poor...