Survival and Profitability: The Roles of Experience and Intangible Assets in Foreign Subsidiary Performance
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Survival and Profitability: The Roles of Experience and Intangible Assets in Foreign Subsidiary Performance
Abstract
This study integrates research on the financial performance of multinational firms with research on foreign subsidiary survival. We examined the influences a firm's intangible assets and its experience have on foreign subsidiary survival and profitability using a sample of 3,080 subsidiaries of 641 Japanese firms. The results show survival and profitability have different antecedents. Host country experience has a direct effect on survival but a contingent relationship with profitability. The entry mode moderated the nature of these relationships.
Keywords: FDI, Political risk, Japan, International
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