Business under adverse home country institutions: The case of international sanctions against Myanmar

We expand the institutional perspective of international business by exploring the range of institutions outside the host country that influence international business. We use a critical case, Myanmar, to explore the dynamics of institutional constraints and the reaction of business to such constrai...

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Main Authors: Meyer, K., Thein, Htwe Htwe (Vicky)
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17131
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author Meyer, K.
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description We expand the institutional perspective of international business by exploring the range of institutions outside the host country that influence international business. We use a critical case, Myanmar, to explore the dynamics of institutional constraints and the reaction of business to such constraints. Our in-depth case analysis focuses on four industries for the period 1996–2011. On this basis, we develop the concept of ‘low profile strategy’ and propose a conceptual framework of home country pressures influencing multinational enterprises’ international operation, and the variation of their impact across industries and firms. This framework provides a foundation for future work on the extra-territorial effects of institutions in international business.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-171312019-02-19T05:34:54Z Business under adverse home country institutions: The case of international sanctions against Myanmar Meyer, K. Thein, Htwe Htwe (Vicky) Myanmar non-governmental organizations foreign entry strategy home country environment institutional perspective We expand the institutional perspective of international business by exploring the range of institutions outside the host country that influence international business. We use a critical case, Myanmar, to explore the dynamics of institutional constraints and the reaction of business to such constraints. Our in-depth case analysis focuses on four industries for the period 1996–2011. On this basis, we develop the concept of ‘low profile strategy’ and propose a conceptual framework of home country pressures influencing multinational enterprises’ international operation, and the variation of their impact across industries and firms. This framework provides a foundation for future work on the extra-territorial effects of institutions in international business. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17131 10.1016/j.jwb.2013.04.005 Pergamon fulltext
spellingShingle Myanmar
non-governmental organizations
foreign entry strategy
home country environment
institutional perspective
Meyer, K.
Thein, Htwe Htwe (Vicky)
Business under adverse home country institutions: The case of international sanctions against Myanmar
title Business under adverse home country institutions: The case of international sanctions against Myanmar
title_full Business under adverse home country institutions: The case of international sanctions against Myanmar
title_fullStr Business under adverse home country institutions: The case of international sanctions against Myanmar
title_full_unstemmed Business under adverse home country institutions: The case of international sanctions against Myanmar
title_short Business under adverse home country institutions: The case of international sanctions against Myanmar
title_sort business under adverse home country institutions: the case of international sanctions against myanmar
topic Myanmar
non-governmental organizations
foreign entry strategy
home country environment
institutional perspective
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17131