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Factors affecting perceptions of the choice between acquisition and greenfield entry: the case of Western FDI in an emerging market.(foreign direct investment)
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Management International Review
- Article date:
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January 1, 2008
- Author:
- Demirbag, Mehmet; Tatoglu, Ekrem; Glaister, Keith W.
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Abstract and Key Results
* This study provides a comprehensive account of foreign establishment mode strategies of firms investing in Turkey. The results of the logistic regression modeling provide support to the hypothesized relationships that take into account the impact of host country specific motives of MNEs on their choice between acquisitions and greenfield investments.
* The host country motives quality of inputs and market potential have significant negative coefficients, indicating that an MNE will favor the acquisition mode over a greenfield mode as the relative importance of both motives increases.
* The host country motive of investment risk has a ...