Korean Companies in Mexico: Business Practices and National Identity |
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| Authors: | Juan Felipe Lopez Aymes Alejandra Salas-Porras |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Asia and Africa Studies Center , El Colegio de México , Mexico City , Mexico jflopez@colmex.mx;3. National University of Mexico , Mexico City , Mexico |
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| Abstract: | This article examines certain characteristics of Korean investment in Mexico. It provides an analytical framework to study the business practices of Korean companies and the influence of Korean national identity on the business linkages abroad. Special attention is given to the linkages that Korean companies (commercial subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, producers, and maquiladoras) maintain with their parent companies and/or with other Korean-origin firms, with a focus on two specific issues: control and decision making within the firm and the preference for doing business with Koreans. |
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| Keywords: | Korean transnational companies business networks Mexico national identity |
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