Theory of the multinational enterprise

By Alan M. Rugman. 2002

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The internalisation theory of the multinational enterprise: A review of the progress of a research agenda after 30 years (2009, background): “We do not discuss in detail the work of McManus (1972), Magee (1977), Swedenborg (1979), or Hennart (1982).”
Assets and Actions: Firm-Specific Factors in the Internationalization of U.S. Internet Firms (2001, background): “Subsequent research has focused on identifying those sources of advantage that compensate for the “liability of foreignness” (Buckley and Casson, 1976 and 1998; Dunning, 1977; Hennart, 1982; Zaheer, 1995; Caves, 1996; Dunbar and Kotha, 2000).”
Identifying the big question in international business research (2004, background): “…theory of the MNE, pioneered by some of Buckley’s earlier work (Buckley and Casson, 2002, 1976) and later articulated by Dunning (1993), Hennart (1982), Rugman (1981), and other IB scholars, directly contributes to traditional economic theory, which previously had only regarded FDI…”
Determining Factors of Subsidiary Development (2006, background): “It is generally argued that the new picture reflect the response of the MNCs to increasing global competition and rapid technological development, and a consequent shift in focus from exploitation of firm-specific advantages (Hymer, 1960; Buckley and Casson, 1976; Hennart, 1982) to global accumulati”
Composition of the Top Management Team and Firm International Diversification (2000, background): “…by studies on foreign direct investment (Dunning, 1988; Hymer, 1976), international product life cycle models (McKiernan, 1992; Vernon, 1966), oligopolistic competition (Caves, 1996; Kindleberger, 1969), and the operations of multinational firms (Grant, 1987; Hennart, 1982; Rugman, 1981).”
Learning Paths to Offshore Outsourcing - From Cost Reduction to Knowledge Seeking (2007, background): “…has characterized the international product life cycle theory (Vernon, 1966; Hirsch, 1986), the internalization theory (Buckley and Casson, 1976; Hennart, 1982), and the eclectic paradigm (Dunning, 1980/1993), whereas outspoken process-behavioral elements are found in e.g. Aharoni’s (1966) theory…”
Widening the lens: Rethinking distance, diversity, and foreignness in international business research through positive organizational scholarship (2016, background): “Based on the assumption that multinational enterprises (MNEs) are afforded an “alien-like” status in host countries (Hennart, 1982), IB scholars have generally concluded that foreignness is a liability (Hymer, 1960/1976; Luo & Mezias, 2002; Zaheer,”
Why a Multinational Firm Chooses Expatriates: Integrating Resource-Based, Agency and Transaction Costs Perspectives (2006, background): “Second, the subsidiary managers might endanger the multinational firm’s reputation and brand value by delivering products or services of poor quality to the local market (Hennart, 1982).”