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Strategic responses of subsidiaries of multinational firms in emerging markets to institutional Pressures : shedding light on the liability of foreignness
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/40761 Strategic responses of subsidiaries of multinational firms in emerging markets to institutional Pressures : shedding light on the liability of foreignness Wocke, Albert ichelp@gibs.co.za Murage, Grace UCTD Institutional pressures Liability of foreignness Relational hazards Network and partnerships Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2013. Institutional theory has been used to explain the duality of multinational companies and the need to establish legitimacy both internally- within the organisation and externally- with the external operating environment. The concept of liability of foreignness explains the legitimacy pressures posed by the duality of environments that MNCs are exposed to and the strategic responses taken in this context. However it remains unclear how MNCs respond appropriately to the conundrum, more so in the emerging market context. Using deductive qualitative research grounded on institutional theory, the research study sought to establish which liability of foreignness issues posed the greatest challenge for MNC executives in emerging markets, their response to emergent issues and additionally how they deal with conflicting outcomes, if any from the strategic responses taken. The findings support institutional theory precepts that external institutional pressures pose the greatest challenge for MNCs but conversely the firm’s response to the challenges puts the overall efficiency of the firm at risk. Executives of MNCs focused on emerging markets will find the outcome of the research useful as it identifies key LOF issues and the appropriate strategic response. More importantly it also addresses albeit to a limited extent how to mitigate the conflicting outcomes of such actions. An attempt is also made at establishing an optimal mix of strategic actions. ccgibs2014 Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA Unrestricted 2014-07-15T10:03:28Z 2014-07-15T10:03:28Z 2014-04-30 2013 Mini Dissertation Murage, G 2013, Strategic responses of subsidiaries of multinational firms in emerging markets to institutional Pressures : shedding light on the liability of foreignness, MBA Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40761> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40761 en © 2014 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Institutional pressures Liability of foreignness Relational hazards Network and partnerships Strategic responses of subsidiaries of multinational firms in emerging markets to institutional Pressures : shedding light on the liability of foreignness |
| title | Strategic responses of subsidiaries of multinational firms in emerging markets to institutional Pressures : shedding light on the liability of foreignness |
| title_full | Strategic responses of subsidiaries of multinational firms in emerging markets to institutional Pressures : shedding light on the liability of foreignness |
| title_fullStr | Strategic responses of subsidiaries of multinational firms in emerging markets to institutional Pressures : shedding light on the liability of foreignness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strategic responses of subsidiaries of multinational firms in emerging markets to institutional Pressures : shedding light on the liability of foreignness |
| title_short | Strategic responses of subsidiaries of multinational firms in emerging markets to institutional Pressures : shedding light on the liability of foreignness |
| title_sort | strategic responses of subsidiaries of multinational firms in emerging markets to institutional pressures shedding light on the liability of foreignness |
| topic | UCTD Institutional pressures Liability of foreignness Relational hazards Network and partnerships |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40761 |