The asymmetric effect of institutional distance on international location: Family versus nonfamily firms

Autor: Virginia Hernández, María J. Nieto, Andrea Boellis
Přispěvatelé: Comunidad de Madrid, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: e-Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
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ISSN: 2042-5791
DOI: 10.1002/gsj.1203
Popis: Special issue: Family Firms and Family Governed Multinationals in the Global Economy. This study examines international location choice by considering the potential effects of institutional distance on the decision comparing family and nonfamily firms. We argue that the magnitude and direction of institutional distance matter and that institutional distance has an asymmetric effect on location choice. However, we argue that family involvement has a moderating effect on this relationship because family firms manage institutional distance differently than nonfamily counterparts. Our results, using a sample of Italian firms (2000-2013), reveal that firms are more likely to choose locations for which the positive institutional distance is greater. Additionally, when compared to nonfamily firms, family firms are more likely to choose locations with greater negative institutional distance and less likely to enter countries with greater positive institutional distance. Community of Madrid and European Social Fund, Grant/Award number: CM S2015/HUM-3417-INNCOMCON; Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Grant/Award number: ECO2015-67296-R.
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