基于制度理论的跨国公司东道国选择问题研究

跨国公司在选择投资东道国时需要考虑许多因素。本文从制度理论的视角探讨了跨国公司的东道国选择问题。制度距离对跨国公司东道国选择有着重要影响,本文识别了在这一影响过程中的三个调节变量:公司战略、组织差异和投资动机。跨国公司在选择投资东道国时需要了解组织面临的外部合法性和内部合法性,并在两者之间做出权衡。

A Study on Host county Choice of Multinational Corporations Based on Institutional Theory

Many factors should be considered when choosing the host counties for multinational companies to invest.This paper discusses how multinational companies choose host countries from the institutional theory perspective.Institutional distance plays an important role in the process of host countries choosing,and this paper puts forward three moderator variables,including corporation strategy,organization difference and investment motivation.Multinational corporations are required to consider both external legitimacy and internal legitimacy,and balance them in process of choosing host countries.