Corporate Governance and International Location Decisions of Multinational Enterprises
- 1 November 2007
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Corporate Governance: An International Review
- Vol. 15 (6) , 1330-1347
Abstract
This paper analyses international location decisions of corporations based on corporate governance considerations. Using firm level data on 540 Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) with 44,149 subsidiaries in 188 countries, we test whether firms with relatively good governance standards are more often located in countries with a weak governance system. We find empirical support for this hypothesis, especially for those corporations present in low‐income countries.Keywords
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