Multinational corporations (MNCs): Some attributes of performance and extent of internationalization. A theoretical and empirical analysis of linkages of country of origin effect (COE) and type of industry.
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Title
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Multinational corporations (MNCs): Some attributes of performance and extent of internationalization. A theoretical and empirical analysis of linkages of country of origin effect (COE) and type of industry.
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Identifier
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AAI9707094
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identifier
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9707094
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Creator
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Giglio, Leo Andrew.
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Contributor
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Adviser: S. Prakash Sethi
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Date
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1996
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Business Administration, Management | Anthropology, Cultural
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Abstract
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This study examines the proposition that MNCs from a particular country are likely to exhibit similarities that are distinct from those of MNCs emanating from other countries. Industry characteristics are also examined to investigate the effects exerted by global industry structure. It uses data for 150 companies from four countries ranging across five industries. MNCs' activities are analyzed along certain dimensions of efficiency, productivity, and turbulence that suggest a possible relationship to a variety of resource-based, cultural-institutional, or governmental policy-related attributes of a company's country of origin. This is termed the country of origin effect (COE). Strategies of internationalization are also examined in the context of country of origin effect, country of origin, and industry type. The study's findings lend credence to the hypothesis that different countries create unique advantages for their home-based MNCs in international competition. It is also suggested that a MNC's utilization of COE depends on that company's ability to create a strategic fit between COE and its own resources. Linkages between country of origin effect and internationalization strategies were also identified. Additionally, industry differences were found between COE variables but no support was found for differences between industry and internationalization. Performance was also demonstrated to be contingent on country of origin and COE, and, to a lesser extent, industry type.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
