Performance of Multinational Firms' Subsidiaries: Influences of Cumulative Experience

Gerald Yong Gao, Yigang Pan, Jiangyong Lu, Zhigang Tao

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Abstract

In this study, we examine the impact of cumulative experience that arise from a series of sequential entries on the performance of foreign subsidiaries of multinational firms. Drawing upon the literature on organizational learning, we propose that multinational firms acquire different types of experience at the firm level, including general entry experience, entry specific experience, and exporting experience, which exert different influences on their performance. We also investigate the effect of experience on performance at the subsidiary level.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalManagement International Review
Volume48
StatePublished - Dec 2008

Disciplines

  • Business

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