Market Positioning and Performance of Foreign Banks in Korea

Examines the market positioning of foreign banks in Korea from 1983 to 1988. Examines predictions with respect to the Korean market derived from Dunning′s general proposition that firms tend to enter foreign markets so as to exploit their ownership‐specific advantages (OSAs). Also examines whether foreign banks′ performance in the Korean market can be explained in terms of fit between market positioning and bank OSA profiles. The findings largely confirm the usefulness of OSA analysis in predicting foreign bank behaviour in Korea.