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Yet empirical studies on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) have concentrated exclusively on the former or on the latter, but almost never on both. In addition, the main focus of previous studies of FDI has been the choice between wholly-owned subsidiaries and joint ventures, or greenfield investments and acquisitions. 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The results of the determinants of Japanese manufacturing FDI in the U.S. support the prediction of the modern theory of FDI, which combines location and governance factors. In addition, I find strategic factors to be also important.","Market rivalry, rather than firm-specific factors, is the most significant determinant of the order of entry of Japanese firms in the U.S. The speed of competitive response of a Japanese firm to entry by its rivals is explained, on the other hand, by both firm-specific and strategic factors. The main conclusion of this study is that firms are heterogeneous and strategically linked to each other, and that both firm-specific and strategic aspects are crucial in studying a firm's foreign direct investment behavior.","Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T21:42:38Z (GMT). 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