INBOUD U.S. DIRECT INVESTMENT FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF ATTRIBUTES OF TOP PERFORMERS
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Successful manufacturing operations in the U.S. will enable multinational enterprisesfrom developing econo- mies (MEDECs) to gain proximity and improved responsiveness to their biggest single target market as well as facilitate their evolution into global corporations. However, international expansion often leads to failure. This study examines the attributes that distinguishes successful MEDECs engaged in U.S. manufacturing from less suc- cessful ones. A discriminant analysis classification model reveals that larger firms and those producing patented products have higher levels ofperformance. Further, minorityforeign-ownedfirms tended to outperformfirms that were majority foreign -owned.
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Successful manufacturing operations in the U.S. will enable multinational enterprisesfrom developing econo- mies (MEDECs) to gain proximity and improved responsiveness to their biggest single target market as well as facilitate their evolution into global corporations. However, international expansion often leads to failure. This study examines the attributes that distinguishes successful MEDECs engaged in U.S. manufacturing from less suc- cessful ones. A discriminant analysis classification model reveals that larger firms and those producing patented products have higher levels ofperformance. Further, minorityforeign-ownedfirms tended to outperformfirms that were majority foreign -owned.