Essays on Nonmarket Strategy

Abstract

A growing body of strategy and management literature emphasizes the importance of nonmarket strategy, not only as a stand-alone strategy but also as part of an integrated strategy in dealing with frequent regulatory change and political and regulatory actors and agencies. Nevertheless, many areas in non-market strategy remain unexplored. In particular, scant research has examined the nonmarket behaviors of foreign multinational enterprises (MNEs) in a foreign host country. Thus, here, I examine various aspects of non-market strategies of foreign MNEs in the U.S. using U.S. federal lobbying and other related datasets.