2013
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2051
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Do regions matter? An integrated institutional and semiglobalization perspective on the internationalization of MNEs

Abstract: Traditional research suggests a relationship between country‐level institutions and the location choices of MNEs. However, more recent theory suggests MNEs also focus on regions (semiglobalization). Therefore, this study examines institutional effects in the context of semiglobalization by considering the influences of three formal institutions (i.e., regulatory control, political democracy, capital investments) of countries and geographic regions on MNEs' location choices of internationalization. We use a sam… Show more

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“…Despite definitional disagreements, however, the grouping on the basis of geography is deemed appropriate on the grounds of its recognized centrality to organizing international strategy (Arregle et al, 2013;Buckley and Ghauri, 2004) and time-invariance . Following prior studies (e.g.…”
Section: Regional Groupingsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Despite definitional disagreements, however, the grouping on the basis of geography is deemed appropriate on the grounds of its recognized centrality to organizing international strategy (Arregle et al, 2013;Buckley and Ghauri, 2004) and time-invariance . Following prior studies (e.g.…”
Section: Regional Groupingsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Recent evidence (Arregle, Miller, Hitt, & Beamish, 2013) indicates that prior investment in a region made up of multiple countries impacts future decisions to invest in these countries: that is, capabilities can be redeployed within regions more readily than between them. This finding, which goes beyond previous country-level analyses, is consistent with capability transfer being easier with geographic proximity, and with institutional and language similarity.…”
Section: How and When Do Mnes Enter New Geographic Markets?mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To the extent that the comparatively lower intra‐regional distance has been ‘crafted’, for example as the result of regional trade and investment agreements such as the North‐American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) or the European Union/European Monetary Union (EU/EMU), barriers to profitable growth may be raised for regional outsiders relative to insiders. However, the magnitude of the business opportunity, elevated from the country level to the regional one, may also increase for the outsiders (Arregle et al, ). The locus of some business opportunities thus shifts from the left to the centre of the horizontal axis of Figure .…”
Section: Research Perspectives On the Role Of The Region In Internatimentioning
confidence: 99%