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Collinson, Simon and Rugman, Alan M. (2008) The regional nature of Japanese multinational business. Journal of International Business Studies, Vol.39 (No.2). pp. 215-230. doi:10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400347 ISSN 0047-2506.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400347
Abstract
In the world's largest 500 firms, there are 64 Japanese multinational enterprises (MNEs) with data on regional sales, but only three operate globally; whereas 57 of them average over 80% of their sales and foreign assets in their home region. Why is there such a strong intra-regional dimension to their activities? Using empirical data and a new framework for analysing both downstream (sales) assets and upstream (production) assets we analyse why most large Japanese firms appear to have firm-specific advantages (FSAs) that are based in their home region. A structural contingency approach is applied to two case studies to explain how home-region-bound FSAs constrained the ability of Japanese MNEs to implement internationalisation strategies.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HF Commerce H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Marketing & Strategic Management Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of International Business Studies | ||||
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0047-2506 | ||||
Official Date: | March 2008 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.39 | ||||
Number: | No.2 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 16 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 215-230 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400347 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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