How Long to Read Oligopolistic Competition and Foreign Direct Investment

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It takes the average reader and 27 minutes to read Oligopolistic Competition and Foreign Direct Investment by Anne Kristin Hoenen

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The contemporary literature on foreign direct investment (FDI) has to some extent 'forgotten' a key insight of the early FDI literature, namely that FDI to a large extent is driven by strategic interaction of firms in oligopolistic industries. Instead the FDI literature has focused, at first on FDI as a way of generating efficiency in cross border transactions, and later on FDI as a way to effectively leverage and build capabilities across borders. These efficiency and capabilities perspectives on FDI may have been adequate in a situation where global competition still was in its infancy. However, in recent years, we have seen the emergence of truly global oligopolies, e.g. in electronics, aerospace, aviation, software, steel, automotive, construction, brewing, etc. These oligopolistic industries have been consolidated through massive waves of cross border M&As in the second half of the 90s and from 2003-2007. We argue that in such industries it is not adequate to analyze FDI only in terms of efficiency or resource leverage; FDI must also be understood in terms of its contribution to the global strategic positioning of the investing firm. The paper seeks to re-discover' the oligopolistic competition perspective, drawing on the early insights of the Hymer-Kindleberger-Caves tradition as well as on the recent Strategic Management literature, but bringing these into the context of globalization. It is argued that global strategic interaction in oligopolistic industries is manifest in well known FDI phenomena such as follow-the-leader, client follower, and first-mover. While the paper attempts no formal testing, evidence indicative of oligopolistic competition motivated FDI is presented, e.g. from the recent cross border M&A waves and from the recent surge of FDI in emerging markets.

How long is Oligopolistic Competition and Foreign Direct Investment?

Oligopolistic Competition and Foreign Direct Investment by Anne Kristin Hoenen is 27 pages long, and a total of 6,939 words.

This makes it 9% the length of the average book. It also has 8% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Oligopolistic Competition and Foreign Direct Investment Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 37 minutes to read Oligopolistic Competition and Foreign Direct Investment aloud.

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Oligopolistic Competition and Foreign Direct Investment is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

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