Foreign market entry strategies and post-entry growth: acquisitions vs greenfield investments
Article Type: Abstracts From: Development and Learning in Organizations, Volume 24, Issue 2
Tan D.Journal of International Business Studies (Canada)August 2009Vol. 40 No. 6Start page: 1046No. of pages: 18
Purpose – Examines how the foreign market entry strategy influences a subsidiary’s subsequent employment growth. Design/methodology/approach– Reviews the theory and literature relating to foreign market entry strategy and subsidiary growth, with a focus on acquisitions versus greenfield investments, global strategy, tacit knowledge, marketing competence and product customization. Develops associated hypotheses which are tested on a sample of Japanese manufacturing subsidiaries in the USA.Article type: Research paperISSN: 0047-2506Reference: 38AX300
Keywords: Business development, International marketing,Market entry, Subsidiaries
