報告主題：Corruption distance and the equity-based foreign entry strategies of multinational enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa

報告時間：2023年11月29日（周三）上午10:00

報告地點：延安路校區旭日樓308教室

報告人：劉玲 博士

主持人：趙君麗 教授

報告簡介：

We build on corruption and legitimacy literature to propose specific means of collaboration between multinational enterprises and home and host country policymakers to reduce engagement in corruption when entering Sub-Saharan Africa. Our analysis shows that multinationals choose entry modes to balance their need for internal and external legitimacy and how the entry modes may be affected by their investment motives. Our study supports that corruption distance is positively associated with the formation of joint ventures, which calls for policymakers to prioritize oversight of the partnership of the foreign firm and the local partner. We also provide a framework for assessing how the influence of corruption distance on entry mode varies across different investment motives. Specifically, we argue that market-seeking investment is likely to be associated with a wholly owned subsidiary entry mode, and as such, policymakers should focus on the strength of internal anti-corruption controls. Conversely, resource-seeking MNEs are more likely to enter via joint venture, and thus policymakers should require foreign firms to disclose their potential partners in the host country and the terms of their partnership.

報告人簡介：

劉玲博士是英國愛丁堡大學商學院國際商務高級講師和國際商務項目的負責人。她博士畢業于劍橋大學商學院。在從事學術生涯之前，她在中國擁有國際商業咨詢的專業經驗。她的研究興趣包括國際化戰略、外國直接投資溢出效應、治理和新興經濟體。她曾在國際領先期刊上發表文章，包括the Journal of Business Ethics, International Business Review, Journal of International Management, Journal of International Business Policy 等等。