Foreign entry strategies: strategic adaptation to various facets of the institutional environments

Ferreira, Manuel Portugal; Li, Dan; Suk, Jang Yong

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Authors

Ferreira, Manuel Portugal

Li, Dan

Suk, Jang Yong

Abstract(s)

A comprehensive model of foreign entry strategies by multinational enterprises (MNEs) is developed in this paper, and a theory is proposed on how the entry strategy is likely to be determined in the interface between internal and external pressures for both conformity and legitimacy. In contrast to a selection rationale, an adaptation argument is developed, through which we enhance our understanding of the various facets of the institutional environment and the constraints MNEs encounter in their internationalization strategies.

Keywords

Foreign entry strategies Adaptation Multinational firms Institutional environments

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/6194

Citation

Ferreira, M. P., Li, D., & Suk, J. Y. (2009). Foreign entry strategies: strategic adaptation to various facets of the institutional environments. Development and Society, 38(1), 27-55.