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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Entry Mode"”.
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A decision model to aid entry-mode strategy selection
… part of the process is selecting optimal entry modes for foreign target markets. The objective of this research has been to develop guidelines to aid in such a selection. A theoretical decision model was first developed based on existing research literature. The literature, however, did …
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The Role Of Director Interlocks On A Firm's Choice Of Foreign Market Entry Mode
… influence on a firm’s choice of foreign market entry mode. A review of foreign market entry mode literature has indicated a lack of research from the perspective of decision makers in a firm, particularly the board of directors. While literature recognises the influence of directors on strategic …
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The Effects of Entry Timing and Entry Mode Decisions on Firm Performance: the Role of Competitive Strategy and Environmental Factors
Esta tesis pretende analizar cómo las decisiones de entrada a mercados afectan el posterior comportamiento estratégico de las empresas y la obtención de ventajas competitivas. Con este objetivo, se abordan varias cuestiones relacionas con las decisiones de entrada, incluyendo tiempo y modo, en los …
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The antecedent factors and entry mode choice of multinational lodging firms: the case of growth strategies into new international markets
… relationships among the antecedent factors and entry mode choices of multinational lodging firms. A basic framework was developed based on the review of the literature of multinational strategy, international business theories and concepts and hospitality management strategy. A qualitative …
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The Multinational Enterprise
This thesis analyzes the strategic market entry decisions of multinational enterprises. The dissertation is organized in four chapters. Chapter 1 serves as an introduction and describes the recent trends and relevant literature as regards this form of international capital flows. Chapter 2 and …
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A Causal Model of Linkages between Environment and Organizational Structure, and Its Performance Implications in International Service Distribution: An Empirical Study of Restaurant and Hotel Industry
This research develops and tests a model of the service unit ownership and control patterns used by international service companies. The main purpose of this study is to investigate trivariate causal relationships among environmental factors, organizational structure, and perceived performance in …
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Market entry modes of Icelandic fisheries companies
The aim of this research is to study the market entry modes of Icelandic fisheries companies that are exporting marine goods to the United States via Boston. A market entry model which consists of various influencing factors will be used to assess the market environment. The results from the model …
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Essays on the Theory of Investment Subsidy
… investment timing decision and choice of market entry mode under uncertainty and irreversibility. We investigate how a host country can affect the firm's investment decisions through providing investment incentives. The real options approach to valuation is applied, and three main theoretical …
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GATS Impacts on Entry Modes and Defensive Marketing Strategies in the Egyptian Banking Sector
… examines the effects of GATS agreements, both on entry modes and defensive marketing strategies in the Egyptian banking sector. The research population is the Egyptian banking sector, employing a total of 83179, from which a representative sample (equal to 800 responses) was selected. As the …
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A risk-based entry decision model for South African construction companies venturing into African markets
… of South African construction companies on entry decisions made to access cross‐border African construction markets. The study further investigates how the resources of South African construction companies and their decisions to enter into African construction markets, interact to mitigate …
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TRAVEL TIME AND THE LIABILITY OF DISTANCE
… are associated with the use of shared governance entry modes to overcome the burdens of monitoring. Because of the simultaneous nature of the location and entry mode decisions, it is shown that firms can substitute dyad travel time and shared entry mode choice in order to lower their overall …
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The effect of corporate social responsibility on firm's foreign direct investement
… enterprises' foreign investment location and entry mode choices. I find that multinational enterprises with high corporate social responsibility performance have higher likelihood to invest in a developed rather than a developing country, and to choose a full rather than a partial control …
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Entry modes and performance of foreign direct investment in China
How does a firm choose a proper model of foreign direct investment (FDI) for entering a foreign market? Which mode of entry performs better? What are the performance implications of joint venture (JV) ownership structure? These important questions face a multinational enterprise (MNE) that decides …
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US pharmaceutical firms’ international redeployment strategies, entry modes, and performance outcomes
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2025-08-01
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Developing a socio-technical process framework for information systems project management in a Public HEI : a case study of Kuwait University
… in Kuwait University. Theoretically, a revised model of educational IS development has been developed to reflect the temporal dimension that shapes the development process and the project outcomes. McLeod and MacDonell’s process-based framework offers a socio-technical view that is untapped in …
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An exploration of strategies used by South African companies to expand into other African markets
… are using mergers and acquisitions as their entry mode, and Buckley’s (2018) findings on Indian firms targeting countries with English as their official language, little research has been conducted on how South African companies are expanding outside their national borders. This research thus …