The impact of CAGE institutional distances and motivations for internationalization on the Brazilian foreign direct investment outflows

Ferreira, Manuel Portugal

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Ferreira, Manuel Portugal

Abstract(s)

In this study, we have analyzed the influence of institutional distances and strategic motivations for internationalization on Brazilian foreign direct investment (FDI). We suggest that institutional differences, between Brazil and the host country, measured with Ghemawhat’s (2001) CAGE typology, have a negative impact on FDI flows. However, we propose that the market-seeking and strategic asset-seeking motivations (e.g., new knowledge acquisition) moderate the impact of institutional differences on investment decisions by reducing the impact of the institutional distances between countries on investment decisions.

Keywords

Institutional distance Foreign Direct Investment CAGE Brazil

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/3954

Citation

Ferreira, M. P., & Falcão, M. B. (2019). The impact of CAGE institutional distances and motivations for internationalization on the Brazilian foreign direct investment outflows. Brazilian Business Review, 16(2), 154-173. https://doi.org/10.15728/bbr.2019.16.2.4