TY - JOUR
T1 - Growth of the Spanish multinational in Latin America during the 1990s
AU - Bátiz-Lazo, Bernardo
AU - Blanco Mendialdua, Ana
AU - Zabalandikoetxea, Sara Urionabarrenetxea
PY - 2007/6/14
Y1 - 2007/6/14
N2 - During the 1990s, Spain changed from a net recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) to one of the most important investors in Latin America. Fieldwork in this article identifies trends and directions of Spanish acquisitions, with an emphasis on the 1990 to 2001 period. An overview of the emergence of the Spanish MNC is followed by a statistical analysis of its competitive (i.e., ownership) advantage as measured by the relative strength of market size, wage differentials and cultural affinity. This analysis helps in explaining the link between strategic decisions of Spanish MNCs and their choice of geography and industrial sector. The empirical analysis finds Spanish MNCs responded to privatisation opportunities to gain access to specific foreign markets rather than to attempt to create global export platforms.
AB - During the 1990s, Spain changed from a net recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) to one of the most important investors in Latin America. Fieldwork in this article identifies trends and directions of Spanish acquisitions, with an emphasis on the 1990 to 2001 period. An overview of the emergence of the Spanish MNC is followed by a statistical analysis of its competitive (i.e., ownership) advantage as measured by the relative strength of market size, wage differentials and cultural affinity. This analysis helps in explaining the link between strategic decisions of Spanish MNCs and their choice of geography and industrial sector. The empirical analysis finds Spanish MNCs responded to privatisation opportunities to gain access to specific foreign markets rather than to attempt to create global export platforms.
KW - Foreign direct investment (FDI)
KW - Latin America
KW - Spain
KW - Strategy of multinational corporations
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34447278848&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1300/J140v08n01_01
DO - 10.1300/J140v08n01_01
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34447278848
VL - 8
SP - 1
EP - 36
JO - Latin American Business Review
JF - Latin American Business Review
SN - 1097-8526
IS - 1
ER -