Information Environment and the Investment Decisions of Multinational Corporations
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Shroff, Nemit; Yu, Gwen; Verdi, Rodrigo
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This paper examines how the external information environment in which foreign subsidiaries operate affects the investment decisions of multinational corporations (MNCs). We hypothesize and find that the investment decisions of foreign subsidiaries in country-industries with more transparent information environments are more responsive to local growth opportunities than are those of foreign subsidiaries in country-industries with less transparent information environments. Further, this effect is larger when (1) there are greater cross-border frictions between the parent and subsidiary, and (2) the parents are relatively more involved in their subsidiaries' investment decision-making process. Our results suggest that the external information environment helps mitigate the agency problems that arise when firms expand their operations across borders. This paper contributes to the literature by showing that the external information environment helps MNCs mitigate information frictions within the firm.
Date issued
2013-10Department
Sloan School of ManagementJournal
The Accounting Review
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American Accounting Association
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Shroff, Nemit, Rodrigo S. Verdi, and Gwen Yu. “Information Environment and the Investment Decisions of Multinational Corporations.” The Accounting Review 89, no. 2 (March 2014): 759–790.
Version: Author's final manuscript
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0001-4826
1558-7967