Stepping out of the comfort zone?: An examination of regional orientation in emerging-economy MNEs’ cross-border M&As

Yoo Jung Ha; Yingqi Wei; Yaoan Wu

Stepping out of the comfort zone? An examination of regional orientation in emerging-economy MNEs’ cross-border M&As

Yoo Jung Ha, Yingqi Wei, Yaoan Wu

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This study investigates regional orientation of emerging-economy MNEs (EMNEs) conducting cross-border M&As (CBMAs) in developed economies. Based on institutional theory, we argue that EMNEs’ locational choice for CBMAs is a nested decision involving the consideration of both regional- and country-specific institutional factors. Empirical evidence reveals that EMNEs are more likely to undertake CBMAs outside the home region if the overall institutional environment of the host region is better relative to the home region. Though the development level of a platform country’s institution relative to the regional institution makes no difference to an EMNE’s locational decision of choosing home or non-home region, we find that inter-firm mimetic force within a platform country complements regional institutional effects.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Routledge Companion to the Geography of International Business
Editors	Gary Cook, Jennifer Johns, Frank McDonald, Jonathan Beaverstock, Naresh Pandit
Publisher	Routledge
Pages	358-374
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Print)	9781138953345
Publication status	Published - 6 Apr 2018

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Stepping out of the comfort zone? An examination of regional orientation in emerging-economy MNEs’ cross-border M&As. / Ha, Yoo Jung; Wei, Yingqi; Wu, Yaoan.
The Routledge Companion to the Geography of International Business. ed. / Gary Cook; Jennifer Johns; Frank McDonald; Jonathan Beaverstock; Naresh Pandit. Routledge, 2018. p. 358-374 Chapter 21.

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