HOW FIRM CAPABILITIES AFFECT VARIATION IN MOTIVATION FOR INTERNATIONALIZATION.
Author
Sayeed, Md Abu
Term
4. term
Publication year
2019
Submitted on
2019-06-06
Pages
66
Abstract
Against the backdrop of accelerating globalization and Bangladesh’s 2014 relaxation of outward investment rules, this thesis examines how firm capabilities shape variation in motivation to internationalize among emerging multinational enterprises. Using a qualitative, secondary-data multiple case study of six Bangladeshi firms (Summit Group BD, Akij Group BD, DBL Group BD, Squire Pharmaceuticals BD, BSRM BD and MJL BD), the study reviews each company’s history and operations to identify capability profiles and entry modes. The analysis indicates that internal capabilities—such as annual revenue, growth rate, international relationships, and internal management strengths including supply chain management, teamwork and talent—elevate motivation and support strategy formation for foreign expansion. External conditions—particularly interest rates and credit terms, the ability to secure and service financing, the willingness of other organizations to invest, and the state of supply chain and logistics—also shape motivation; effective supply chain management increases it, while inefficiencies reduce it. The cases display varied entry modes, including OFDI, joint ventures and debt-funded ventures. Overall, the findings suggest that firm capabilities enable access to investors and opportunities abroad and help explain why motivations to internationalize differ across firms.
I lyset af tiltagende globalisering og Bangladeshs lempelse af regler for udgående investeringer i 2014 undersøger specialet, hvordan virksomhedskapabiliteter påvirker variation i motivation for internationalisering blandt fremvoksende multinationale virksomheder. Med et kvalitativt fler-casestudie baseret på sekundære data om seks bangladeshiske virksomheder (Summit Group BD, Akij Group BD, DBL Group BD, Squire Pharmaceuticals BD, BSRM BD og MJL BD) gennemgås virksomhedernes historik og drift for at identificere kapabiliteter og indgangsmodi. Analysen peger på, at interne kapabiliteter—såsom årlig omsætning, vækstrate, internationale relationer og interne ledelsesstyrker, herunder forsyningskædestyring, teamwork og talent—løfter motivationen og understøtter strategiudformning for udenlandsk ekspansion. Eksterne forhold—særligt rentesatser og kreditvilkår, evnen til at skaffe og servicere finansiering, andres investeringsvillighed samt forsyningskæde og logistik—påvirker også motivationen; effektiv forsyningskædestyring øger den, mens ineffektivitet dæmper den. Casene viser forskellige indgangsmodi, herunder OFDI, joint ventures og gældsfinansierede ventures. Samlet set antyder resultaterne, at virksomhedskapabiliteter muliggør adgang til investorer og muligheder i udlandet og medvirker til at forklare, hvorfor motivationen for internationalisering varierer på tværs af virksomheder.
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