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The Value of Internationalization for Emerging Market Firms -- Family versus Non-Family firms

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  • Chih-Hsiang Hsu

    (Department of Finance, Ming Chuan University, Taiwan)

  • Ming-Sung Kao

    (Department of International Trade and Finance, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan)

  • Lee-Men Lee

    (Department of Business Administration, Fu Jen Catholic University)

Abstract

This paper examines how the market responses to emerging market firms' internationalization. Using the sample of 638 Taiwanese multinational firms, the result shows that the firm value decreases with its overseas assets whereas the negative impact is significantly weaker for the family firms than non-family firms. When analysing only family firms further, controlling families with high deviations of cash flow and control righ will be associated with lower value than normal family firms.

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  • Chih-Hsiang Hsu & Ming-Sung Kao & Lee-Men Lee, 2016. "The Value of Internationalization for Emerging Market Firms -- Family versus Non-Family firms," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 36(2), pages 1214-1222.
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    Keywords

    family firms; internationalization; firm value; agency problem;
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    JEL classification:

    • F2 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business
    • M1 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration

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