Home country institutions and the internationalization of state owned enterprises: a cross-country analysis

Estrin, Saul, Meyer, Klaus E., Nielsen, Bo B. and Nielsen, Sabina (2015) Home country institutions and the internationalization of state owned enterprises: a cross-country analysis. Journal of World Business, 51 (2). pp. 294-307. ISSN 1090-9516

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Abstract

National institutions shape the ability of civil society and minority shareholders to monitor and influence decision-makers in listed state owned enterprises (SOEs), and thereby their strategies of internationalization. We argue that the weaker are such controls, the more likely such decision makers pursue self-serving motives, and thus shy away from international investment. Listed SOEs’ strategies will thus be more similar to those of wholly privately owned enterprises (POEs) when these controls are more effective. Building on Williamson's (2000) hierarchy of institutions, we examine how home country institutions exerting normative, regulatory, and governance-related controls affect the comparative internationalization levels of listed SOEs and POEs. Based on a matched sample of 153 majority state owned and 153 wholly privately owned listed firms from 40 different countries, we confirm that, when home country institutions enable effective control, the internationalization strategies of listed SOEs and POEs converge.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/10909...
Additional Information:	© 2015 Elsevier Inc.
Library of Congress subject classification:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Sets:	Research centres and groups > Managerial Economics and Strategy Group
Funders:	CEIBS Research Center for Emerging Market Studies
Date Deposited:	07 Dec 2015 11:38
URL:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/64605/

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