The impact of multinational enterprises on community informal institutions and rural poverty

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Brandl, Kristin; Moore, Elizabeth; Meyer, Camille; Doh, Jonathan
• 署名单位: University of Victoria; Northeastern University; University of Cape Town; Villanova University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2506
• DOI: 10.1057/s41267-020-00400-3
• 发表日期: 2022
• 页码: 1133-1152
• 关键词: informal institutions; INSTITUTIONAL THEORY; Developing countries; natural resources; Rural poverty; communities; Mediation Analysis

摘要

Multinational enterprise (MNE) investments in developing countries can induce a range of positive and negative impacts on host economies; the international business literature has tended to emphasize the former. Drawing from research on community informal institutions and institutional ecology, we explore the potential negative impacts of MNE investments on rural areas of developing countries. Specifically, we examine the impacts of foreign MNE land acquisitions for natural-resource-seeking purposes on the rural population by studying rural communities and their informal institutions. We find that land acquisitions by foreign MNEs weaken community informal institutions and, as a consequence, exacerbate rural poverty. Our research adds to the literature on the negative impact of MNE investments and provides additional perspectives on the role of informal institutions and institutional theory more broadly.