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Performance of Multinational Firms' Subsidiaries: Influences of Cumulative Experience
Management International Review (2008)
  • Gerald Yong Gao
  • Yigang Pan, University of Oregon
  • Jiangyong Lu, Peking University
  • Zhigang Tao, University of Hong Kong
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.

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Publication Date
December, 2008
Citation Information
Gerald Yong Gao, Yigang Pan, Jiangyong Lu and Zhigang Tao. "Performance of Multinational Firms' Subsidiaries: Influences of Cumulative Experience" Management International Review Vol. 48 Iss. 6 (2008) p. 749 - 768
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/yong-gao/12/