In this study, we tackle a relatively un-researched question: What explains partial FDI acquisitions? The choice between full, majority, and minority ownership is explained on the basis of three locational factors -- the differences, or "distances," between the countries of the acquirer and...

International business scholarship suggests that inward FDI (IFDI) may elicit a wide variety of strategic response from host country firms. While few studies have examined emerging market firms’ outward FDI (OFDI) strategy as a response to IFDI by foreign MNCs, no study has examined if and how...

Despite rapid increase in cross-border acquisitions (CBAs), prior research has not examined ownership choice of foreign MNEs investing in the services sector in emerging economies. Drawing on multiple strands of literature, we posit acquirer's ownership choice (partial versus full acquisition)...