The Strategic Rationale for Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in the United States

A firm's decision to integrate into foreign manufacturing should depend on its own capabilities and on the behavior of its rivals. 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. The order of entry (first-entrant vs. late-entrant, and the speed of a rival's competitive response to a first-mover) has been frequently mentioned in previous international business research, but not thoroughly researched empirically.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Business Adminstration

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Park, Young-Ryeol

Contributors dc:contributor

• Hennart, Jean-Francois

• Business Administration, Management

Identifier

(UMI)AAI9329130

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/72310