Both, quantitative methods and case analyses have been extensively used in the literature on International Business in order to study a wide range of internationalization decisions by firms. On the contrary, the Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and, in particular, the fuzzy set QCA...

We explore the effect of foreign direct investment on economic growth in developing countries, distinguishing between mergers and acquisitions (“M&As”) and “greenfield” investment. A simple model underlines that, unlike greenfield investment, M&As partly represent a rent accruing to...

This paper examines the link between a firm?s owership of productive assets and its choice of foreign-market entry strategy. We find that, controlling for industry- and country-specific characteristics, the most productive firms (i.e., those owning the most assets) will enter through greenfield...

Foreign direct investments (FDI) mostly occur in a form of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) - about 90%; other two forms are joint venture and greenfield investment. Which form is the most important and efficient one for various FDIrecipient countries? The choice of any form of transnational...

We identify the difference in market characteristics between different regions as an important determinant of the entry mode choices of foreign banks. The greater the difference in borrower quality between the developed and underdeveloped regions is, the more likely that the foreign bank to...