How to identify liabilities of foreignness and assess their effects on multinational corporations

John M. Mezias

doi:10.1016/S1075-4253(02)00069-8

How to identify liabilities of foreignness and assess their effects on multinational corporations

John M. Mezias

Management

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Abstract

This article examines the liabilities of foreignness construct and discusses key methodological and research design issues facing liability of foreignness researchers. After reviewing past studies and more recent liabilities of foreignness research, I discuss definitional issues related to this construct. I then present a two-part research framework designed to first help identify a specific liability of foreignness in a focal country, and then help identify factors that minimize the effects of that specific liabilities of foreignness. I also discuss multinational management issues at the corporation level that likely affect liabilities of foreignness experienced at the foreign subsidiary level.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	265-282
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of International Management
Volume	8
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1075-4253(02)00069-8
State	Published - 2002

Keywords

Foreign direct investment
Foreign subsidiaries
Liability of foreignness
Multinational management

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Business and International Management
Finance
Strategy and Management

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