Multinationality-performance relationship:a meta-analysis

Abstract

We conduct a Meta-analysis of 54 papers that study the relationship between multinationality and firm performance. The aim is to understand if any systematic relationships exist between the characteristics of each study and the reported results of linear and curvilinear regressions to examine the multinationality-performance relationship. Our main finding, robust to different specifications and to different weights for each observation, is that when analysis is based on non-US data, the reported return to multinationality is higher. However, this relationship for non-US firms is usually U-shaped rather than inverted U-shaped. This indicates that US firms face lower returns to internationalization than other firms but are less likely to incur losses in the early stages of internationalization. The findings also highlight the differences that are reported when comparing regression and non-regression based techniques. Our results suggest that in this area regression based analysis is more reliable than say ANOVA or other related approaches. Other characteristics that influence the estimated rate of return and its shape across different studies are: the measure of multinationality used; size distribution of the sample; and the use of market-based indicators to measure firm performance. Finally, we find no evidence of publication bias.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-011-0095-y
Divisions: College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Economics, Finance & Entrepreneurship
College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Aston India Foundation for Applied Research
College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School
Additional Information: The final publication is available at link.springer.com
Uncontrolled Keywords: meta-analysis ,multinationality,performance,publication bias ,Strategy and Management,Business and International Management
Publication ISSN: 1861-8901
Last Modified: 21 Mar 2024 08:10
Date Deposited: 15 Apr 2013 08:42
Full Text Link: http://link.spr ... 1575-011-0095-y
Related URLs: http://www.scop ... tnerID=8YFLogxK (Scopus URL)
PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2012-02
Published Online Date: 2011-10-18
Authors: Yang, Yong
Driffield, Nigel (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-1056-3117)

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