The Role of FDI Motives in the Link between Institutional Distance and Subsidiary Ownership Choice by Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises

Jie Wu; Nan  Zhou; Seung Ho Park; Zaheer Khan; Martin Meyer

doi:10.1111/1467-8551.12508

The Role of FDI Motives in the Link between Institutional Distance and Subsidiary Ownership Choice by Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises

Jie Wu, Nan Zhou, Seung Ho Park, Zaheer Khan^* (Corresponding Author), Martin Meyer

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This study advances the limited generalizability of previous studies that have focused on developed market multinational enterprises (DMNEs) and explores the link between institutional distance and ownership choice of emerging market multinational enterprises (EMNEs). Such studies in the EMNE context have been rare, and we provide key theoretical explanations for EMNEs’ distinct FDI motives to act as important contingencies in the link between institutional distance and EMNEs’ ownership choices. Analyses of longitudinal data of Chinese firms’ internationalization from 2001 to 2017 reveals that the higher the institutional distance, the lower the level of EMNE subsidiary ownership control with market-seeking motives; while the higher the institutional distance, the higher the level of EMNE subsidiary ownership control with knowledge-seeking motives.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1371-1394
Number of pages	24
Journal	British Journal of Management
Volume	33
Issue number	3
Early online date	7 May 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12508
Publication status	Published - 5 Jul 2022

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This research was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project number: 72122016, 71902091).

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FDI Motives
Institutional distance
Subsidiary Equity ownership
emerging market multinational enterprises
Entry mode
China

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