Empirical study of foreign subsidiaries' survival and exit

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H06667
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Management
• Research Institution: Rikkyo University
• Principal Investigator: YASUDA Naoki 立教大学, ビジネスデザイン研究科, 助教 (70756981)
• Research Collaborator: UETA Toshimitsu
• Project Period (FY): 2015-08-28 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 海外子会社 / 撤退 / ネットワーク

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In contrast to previous studies that have viewed foreign subsidiaries independently, the purpose of the present study is to offer a contemporary and sophisticated view of the subsidiaries by considering network and interrelated effects of the subsidiaries. This study proposes that the withdrawal of manufacturing subsidiaries from a focal country has positive effects on subsidiaries' operations in third-party countries of the same region, and the effect is moderated by foreign experiences and the replaceability (i.e., the option to transfer manufacturing among foreign subsidiaries). Using data from Japanese foreign affiliates, we found that such significant effects exist.

Free Research Field

国際経営戦略