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Corruption and market attractiveness influences on different types of FDI

Lance Eliot Brouthers, Yan Gao, Jason McNicol

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Abstract

Previous studies have proposed that a compensatory model predicts the level of foreign direct investment (FDI) in a country; FDI levels are a result of ‘trade-offs’ between the positive effect of market attractiveness and the negative influence of corruption. In contrast, we hypothesize and find that the compensatory relationship only holds for market-seeking investment; for resource-seeking FDI the model appears to be noncompensatory. Greater market attractiveness mitigates the negative impact of corruption on market-seeking investment, but the ability of market attractiveness to mitigate the negative impact of corruption on resource-seeking FDI quickly disappears as corruption levels increase. Implications and future research directions are discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)673-680
JournalStrategic Management Journal
Volume29
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Feb 2008
Externally publishedYes

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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