Intra- and inter-organizational imitative behavior: Institutional influences on Japanese firms' entry mode choice
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Lu, JW
署名单位：
National University of Singapore
刊物名称：
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
ISSN/ISSBN：
0047-2506
DOI：
10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8491003
发表日期：
2002
页码：
19-37
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摘要：
This paper compares the predictions of transaction cost and institutional theories in an empirical study of the entry mode choice for 1, 194 Japanese foreign subsidiaries. The findings indicate the institutional model adds significant explanatory power over and above the predictions of the transaction cost model. Using the concepts of frequency-based, trait-based and out- come-based imitation, I find support for institutional isomorphism, as later entrants tended to follow the entry mode patterns established by earlier entrants. Isomorphic behavior was also present within a firm, as firms exhibited consistency in entry mode choices across time. Further, a firm's investment experience moderated institutional influences on entry mode choice.
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