We formulate the assumption that organizational capacities should have an impact on the number of allied partners, which is one way to optimize a company's alliances network. According to the path dependency effect, the development of new capacities involved in managing alliances depends on the...

This paper presents and analyzes comparative data on 2,343 foreign-owned organizations operating in the transitional economies of China, Viet Nam and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Specifically, it compares the extent, sectoral distribution, characteristics and performance of...

This study integrates research on the financial performance of multinational firms with research on foreign subsidiary survival. We examined the influences a firm's intangible assets and its experience have on foreign subsidiary survival and profitability using a sample of 3,080 subsidiaries of...

This paper examines the relationships between geographic scope, product diversification and the corporate performance of Japanese multinational enterprises. The model developed and tested in this paper extends research on the geographic scope-performance relationship by exploring both the...

This study integrates research on the financial performance of multinational firms with research on foreign subsidiary survival. We examined the influences a firm's intangible assets and its experience have on foreign subsidiary survival and profitability using a sample of 3,080 subsidiaries of...

This study analyzed data on manufacturing investments of Japanese firms made in nine countries in East and South East Asia to determine how transactional, experience and institutional factors influenced the ownership strategy of these firms. The principal finding in this study is that experience...

The study extends research on the geographic scope, product diversification and performance relationship by exploring both the antecedents and consequences of geographic scope (multinationality). In so doing, it addresses a fundamental criticism of the geographic scope-performance relationship;...

We compare the effects of transactional, institutional and experience influences on the ownership strategies of Japanese investors. Our theoretical development suggests that the equity position of a foreign investor should increase as the specificity of the assets transferred to the foreign...