Outbound Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Motivation and Domestic Employment by Multinational Enterprises (MNEs)

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Main author: Hong, Eunsuk
Other authors: Lee, In Hyeock
Makino, Shige
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institution SOAS, University of London
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language English
language_search English
description This study investigates whether and how outbound foreign direct investment (FDI) boosts or reduces domestic employment by multinational enterprises (MNEs). Based on analyses of a firm-level sample of 18,252 subsidiary-year cases of Japanese MNEs in 59 countries from 1996 to 2010, the findings indicate that outbound FDI motivated by (1) market seeking for scale and scope expansion, (2) natural resource seeking, or (3) strategic asset seeking tends to serve as a “strategic complement” that enhances domestic employment by MNEs. However, outbound FDI motivated by (4) market seeking associated with declines in domestic demand or (5) labor resource seeking tends to act as a “strategic substitute” that reduces domestic employment by MNEs. The implications for theory, practice, and policymaking are discussed.
format Journal Article
author Hong, Eunsuk
author_facet Hong, Eunsuk
Lee, In Hyeock
Makino, Shige
authorStr Hong, Eunsuk
author_letter Hong, Eunsuk
author2 Lee, In Hyeock
Makino, Shige
author2Str Lee, In Hyeock
Makino, Shige
title Outbound Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Motivation and Domestic Employment by Multinational Enterprises (MNEs)
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2019
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/30009/

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