When a firm undertakes foreign direct investment, it must determine the level of ownership in its foreign subsidiary. This study examines the determinants of the ownership strategy of a Japanese logistics firm from the perspective of international business studies (IB). The study focuses on firm-level factors, including “contributed assets” for shaping firm-specific advantage which a paren…
The period 1990 to 1993 saw a profound transformation within Swedish industry. This transformation took place in response to the deepest recession experienced in decades. Companies responded by searching for different methods to increase their competitive power. One approach in these efforts was to increase efficiency through the use of different comprehensive quality concepts. Different advoca…