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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität

The Multinational Enterprise

Abstract

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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 chapter 3 analyze the optimal mode of foreign market entry. Therefore two alternative modes are distinguished: Greenfield investment, i.e. investment in a new facility, or acquisition of an existing company. In chapter 2 the effect of competition on the entry mode choice is concerned. Chapter 3 also examines the optimal entry mode and places particular interest on the effect of asymmetric information. Chapter 4 asks how potential spillovers affect the incentive to transfer technology in an international joint venture.

Degree

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Level thesis:degree_level
thesis.doctoral
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Year
2003

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Müller, Thomas

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https://edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de/799/
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oai:edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de:799

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Müller, Thomas. The Multinational Enterprise. thesis.doctoral thesis, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, 2003. https://edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de/799/