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Time to BRIC It? – Internationalization of European Family Firms in Europe, North America and the BRIC Countries

For a sample of 1243 European companies, we analyse the link between firm type and foreign direct investment (FDI) locations. We find substantial empirical evidence that being a family firm does not only affect the overall propensity for FDI but that this effect is also specific to target regions. Overall, family firms invest more than managerial-led firms, particularly in Europe and North America. Furthermore the BRIC countries Brazil, Russia, India and China do not constitute a homogenous attractiveness cluster for FDI.

ISBN: 978-3-86788-471-6

Language: Englisch

Bibliographic citation: Series: Ruhr Economic Papers ; No. 416

Classification: Wirtschaft
Firm Behavior: Theory
Multinational Firms; International Business
Firm Organization and Market Structure

Subject: Foreign direct investment
family firms
BRIC

Event: Geistige Schöpfung

(who): Procher, Vivien
Urbig, Diemo
Volkmann, Christine

Event: Veröffentlichung

(who): Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI)

(where): Essen

(when): 2013

DOI: doi:10.4419/86788471

Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/75407

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Procher, Vivien
Urbig, Diemo
Volkmann, Christine
Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI)

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2013

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