Research on the strategy of multinational enterpriseskey approaches and new avenues

  1. Dabic, Marina
  2. González Loureiro, Miguel
  3. Furrer, Olivier
Revista:
Business Research Quarterly

ISSN: 2340-9444,  2340-9436

Ano de publicación: 2014

Volume: 17

Número: 2

Páxinas: 129-148

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.1016/J.BRQ.2013.09.001 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso aberto editor

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Resumo

Over decades, research on multinational enterprises’ (MNEs) strategies has been anchored in internalization theory. Strongly grounded in transaction cost economics to explain foreign market entry, it hardly explains how MNEs can build and sustain a competitive advantage. Thus, this paper aims at understanding how the nature of strategic thinking has influenced the research in the field of MNEs’ strategy. A content analysis of 1116 papers was conducted. The intellectual structure and dynamics of research to date are provided, without losing sight of the key foundations of strategy and strategic management. The links between human capital and knowledge are the factors on which to underpin the explanation of the MNEs’ strategies and support the coevolving theory. This theory is a promising avenue of research under the umbrella of RBV and KBV approaches. The context-dependency of strategy implies that different contexts require different approaches. Accordingly, we provide insights for future research by combining main schools of strategy thought.

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