Research of bank internationalization theory

Abstract

The bank globalization is irresistible nowadays. This article will review the two themes focused on bank internationalization theory, namely the general theory of motivation of bank internationalization and the evolution theory of bank internationalization stage. Through the above research review found that, from the bank's international strategy research context, although scholars have studied the behavior of banks increasing international attention, but the overall research in this area is fragmented and not systematic, the relative lack of empirical research, and influenced by the theory of multinational corporations. © 2013 Springer-Verlag.