Navigating the uncertainty of foreign legal systems: An organizational life stage model

IF 6.1 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

International Business Review Pub Date : 2025-09-09 DOI:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102508

Jifeng Yu , Dennis Duchon , Skylar Rolf

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Abstract

This study aims to better understand the role of firm age and foreign legal systems (FLSs) in firms’ location choices for foreign direct investment (FDI). Anchored in the institutional foundations of the OLI paradigm, our theoretical framework integrates insights from the literatures on regulations and organizational life cycles. We argue and find support for the idea that a firm’s reliance on public rule of law (ROL) perception varies with its life stage. We also find that the effect of public ROL perception on FDI location choice is moderated by two alternative sources of FLS knowledge (FLS experience and foreign partners). Our preliminary evidence suggests a possible learning advantage of adolescence.

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驾驭外国法律制度的不确定性：一个组织生命阶段模型

本研究旨在更好地理解企业年龄和外国法律制度（fls）在企业对外直接投资（FDI）选址选择中的作用。基于OLI范式的制度基础，我们的理论框架整合了法规和组织生命周期方面的文献见解。我们认为，企业对公共法治（ROL）感知的依赖随其生命阶段的不同而不同，并找到了支持这一观点的证据。我们还发现，公众ROL感知对外国直接投资区位选择的影响受到外国直接投资知识的两个替代来源（外国直接投资经验和外国合作伙伴）的调节。我们的初步证据表明，青春期可能具有学习优势。

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International Business Review BUSINESS-

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14.10

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6.90%

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审稿时长

62 days

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