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Showing 1 to 20 of 61 for “"MNEs"”.
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On the competition between multinational enterprises within developing countries: developing country MNEs versus developed country MNEs.
… accepted that many multinational enterprises (MNEs) are entering into multiple markets, in order to increase their profitability and to reduce the risk of relying upon one market. This study aims to provide insight into the internationalisation of MNEs from both developed and developing …
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Host government control of MNEs: Squibb Egypt case study
… selected as the focus for the study, since many MNEs operate there under the open door economic policy, and it is believed that the many incentives given to attract foreign investment have allowed MNEs to gain greater benefits than they give to the country. Squibb Egypt, a foreign subsidiary in …
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Subsidiary autonomy and performance of Chinese MNEs in an emerging market
… of emerging market multinational enterprises (EMNEs) is becoming a new normal. How EMNEs should integrate and manage subsidiaries to perform well towards the business strategy is rarely studied. Autonomy delegation to subsidiaries was argued to be an enabling mechanism. This research explored …
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Real options theory and the value of strategic flexibility for MNEs
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2026-12-01
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Transfer pricing: a comparison of the German and the South African system
The role of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in world trade has increased dramatically over the last 20 years. This in part reflects the increased integration of national economies and technological progress, particularly in the area of communications. The growth of MNEs presents increasingly …
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Exploring emerging market multinational enterprises' divestment from emerging markets
… of multinational enterprises (MNEs) into emerging markets, there is comparatively little research on their divestment from these markets. Additionally, most studies on foreign divestment focus on multinational enterprises from developed markets rather than emerging market …
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AN INVESTIGATION OF FIRM RESPONSES TO RAPID VS. CONTINUOUS INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE: DYNAMIC VIEW OF FIRM PERFORMANCE AT POST-ENTRY
… firms’ especially, Multinational Enterprises’ (MNEs) market strategies such as ownership, governance and location choices and their non-market strategies such as political networking and stakeholder management. I'm particularly interested in emerging countries and the changing institutional …
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Assessment of the purpose of South Africa's controlled foreign company rules
… tactics committed by multinational enterprises (MNEs) have caused the OECD to recommend that CFC rules be strengthened globally to combat this behaviour. However, in the United States and the United Kingdom, recent reforms appear to have weakened these countries' CFC (or CFC-equivalent) …
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The foreign direct investment behaviour of Chinese firms : does the 'new institutional theory' approach offer explanatory power?
… investment strategies pursued by Chinese MNEs, and to evaluate the effect of the domestic and international institutional environments on the determinants, investment strategies and behaviour of Chinese MNEs. Particular emphasis is given to the role of cross-border business and social …
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Market valuation of the translation process under SFAS No. 52: Further evidence
… the disclosure requirement under SFAS No. 52 on MNEs' security prices from 1981 to 1987. However, they fail to address two important issues pertinent to the MNE research--the effects of exchange rate changes and the geographic concentration. The dollar movement hypotheses provide strong evidence …
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The effect of institutional turbulence on multinational enterprises' strategies in resource-intensive host markets
… through demonstrating the overall impact of MNEs in fragile ecosystems. The development and quality of institutions is what creates an ecosystem within a country. Therefore, focus will also be placed on the role of institutions in global strategy, and specifically how they played a …
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Formal and Informal Institutional Influences on Multinational Enterprise Social Responsibility: Two Empirical Studies
… also explores the institutional environment of MNEs and social responsibility, but from a different perspective. This study looks at the influence of institutionalized <em>corruption</em> on firms’ corporate social <em>ir</em>responsibility (CSiR). Consistent with institutional theory, I …
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Outward foreign direct investment and firm internationalisation from Sub Saharan Africa
… process of indigenous firms described as SSA MNEs. It also examines the relevance of FDI and internationalisation theories to SSA. Based on a detailed literature review and conceptual foundations, a broad range of OFDI factors were developed into a comprehensive OFDI framework of twenty push …
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Motivating factors behind mergers and acquisitions in emerging markets: analysis of activities in Brazil, South Africa and Russia
… were developed into multinational enterprises (MNEs) in order to access international markets and to enable them to compete globally. This research looks into those valuable characteristics of CBMAs and tries to establish whether they create market value for the acquiring companies originating …
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Strategic motivations and performance determinants of the UK International Joint Ventures (IJVs) in China and India: A dual parent perspective
… expansion of US Multinational Enterprises (MNEs), is considered to be a well-studied subject within the International Business (IB) discipline. Nevertheless, the review of the literature has indicated a series of conceptual, theoretical and methodological challenges surrounding the study of …
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Essays on the eclectic paradigm and foreign direct investment into India
… motivation of foreign multinational enterprises (MNEs) to invest into the Indian market. While the research is theory-driven, the empirical findings provide a new perspective to the IB debate by helping to better understand the sensitivity of FDI decisions to various phenomena in India’s economic, …
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Cultural influences on human resource management practices; Implications for Arab subsidiaries of multinational enterprises
… is critical for multinational enterprises (MNEs) as managers seek to transfer those practices across borders. This qualitative study and literature review examined how managers of Arab subsidiaries adapted human resource practices to the Arab environment, and how the influence of the culture …
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Host-country risk, corporate political strategies and the subsidiary performance of South African multinationals in wider Africa
… political strategies of emerging economy MNEs performance in South-South foreign direct investment (FDI). I employ a concurrent mix of quantitative and qualitative methods to interrogate the phenomenon. The qualitative content analysis of annual reports uniquely maps out the political …
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Marketing strategies of multinational enterprises and their adaption to culturally distant host countries
… study explored how multinational enterprises (MNEs) adapt their marketing strategies to the level of cultural distance in their host countries. The research topic is relevant today as companies continue to expand their reach and enter countries which may have a high level of cultural distance …
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