Institutional quality similarity, corruption distance and inward FDI in Turkey

EREN T. M., JİMENEZ A.

JOURNAL OF EAST EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT STUDIES, cilt.20, sa.1, ss.88-101, 2015 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1688/jeems-2015-01-eren
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF EAST EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT STUDIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.88-101
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Foreign Direct Investment, Turkey, OECD countries, institutional differences, corruption, multinational enterprises, POLITICAL RISK, PERFORMANCE, INVESTMENT, SCOPE
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

In this paper we investigate the impact of institutional differences as a determinant of Turkish FDI inflows from OECD economies. We focus on the corruption distance between the home and host countries as a crucial part of institutional quality. Our results confirm that FDI flows are higher when they come from countries with low differences in corruption with Turkey. Conversely, FDI flows are negatively affected when there exists a large difference in corruption between the investing country and Turkey. This is explained by the ability of firms to obtain a higher return from their resources and capabilities in those environments with a similar idiosyncrasy to the one of their home country.