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Hütt, Pascal ; Baum, Matthias ; Schwens, Christian ; Kabst, Rüdiger:
Foreign direct investment location choice of small- and medium-sized enterprises : The risk of value erosion of firm-specific resources.
In: International Business Review.
Bd. 23
(2014)
Heft 5
.
- S. 952-965.
ISSN 0969-5931
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2014.02.007
Abstract
Drawing on the resource-based view and FDI theory, the present study introduces the risk of value erosion as a core concept to explain the moderating effect of SMEs’ resources (knowledge intensity and international experience) on the relationship between motives (market seeking, resource seeking, strategic asset seeking) and FDI location choice (developed countries vs. developing countries). Testing our theoretical predictions on survey data obtained from 100 German SMEs, our results indicate that knowledge intensity and international experience significantly influence the relationship between motives and SMEs’ FDI location choice. Adding this perspective, we provide an enhanced understanding of SMEs’ FDI location choice and beyond.