Institutional advantage of multinational corporations

• Project/Area Number: 23530495
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Business administration
• Research Institution: Keio University
• Principal Investigator: ISOBE Takehiko 慶應義塾大学, 経営管理研究科, 教授 (30289110)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: 制度理論 / 国際経営 / 多国籍企業 / 模倣行動

Research Abstract

The aim of this study is to clarify the decision-making of multinational corporations (MNC) by using the institutional theory of sociology. This study analyze the effects of host country or area on performance of Japanese subsidiaries. The results show that the effect of host country is the same as that of industry. In addition, I examine the causes which affect the entry and exit decision of MNCs. As the important findings, this study reports the decision of MNCs is affected by that of competitors. These results suggest that the approach by sociology is very important for international studies.