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Legal family, cultural dimensions, and FDI

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  • Tanja Steigner
  • Marian K. Riedy
  • Antonina Bauman

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the interaction between legal origin and cultural distance and its impact on foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into the OECD. Design/methodology/approach - Ordinary least squares regression analysis is used to evaluate FDI flows into OECD countries between 2003 and 2012. Estimations use fixed effects and clustered standard errors. Findings - FDI flows from civil to common law countries are greater than vice versa. Further, cultural distance impacts FDI flows depending on the legal origin of the source country. Specifically, more FDI flows from civil and common law countries, when the host country has a higher (lower) power distance (individualism) score. Civil law countries send more FDI into countries with higher masculinity, uncertainty avoidance and indulgence scores and with lower long-term orientation scores. The opposite is the case with common law source countries. The findings remain robust for various changes to the sample selection. Research limitations/implications - The concepts of cultural distance and legal origin have been criticized. However, neither concept has been rejected; rather, both concepts persist as robust empirical research tools. Practical implications - Scholars, managers and investors can gauge the impact of cultural distance on FDI flows based on the legal family of the source country. Further, policy makers might want to consider rebranding their countries in terms of cultural perceptions to show the attractiveness of specific cultural dimensions to foreign companies and investors. Originality/value - To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first paper that jointly investigates FDI, legal origin and national culture.

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  • Tanja Steigner & Marian K. Riedy & Antonina Bauman, 2019. "Legal family, cultural dimensions, and FDI," International Journal of Managerial Finance, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 15(3), pages 285-314, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijmfpp:ijmf-09-2017-0205
    DOI: 10.1108/IJMF-09-2017-0205
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    1. Hong, Seiwoong & Lee, Junyong & Oh, Frederick Dongchuhl & Shin, Donglim, 2023. "Religion and foreign direct investment," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 32(1).

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