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For developing countries — especially small-economy developing countries — segmenting MNCs into discrete micro-groups that have relatively homogeneous attributes reveals that micro-grouped MNCs have unique preferences for the various elements making up the investment attraction packages of host countries. Further, these preferences are not necessarily uniform among and/or between the micro-groups. The evidence presented in this study supports the view that multinational corporation preference for various elements of the investment attraction packages of host developing countries depends upon the specific reason for the MNC’s investment (strategic motivation), the amount of investment risk undertaken by the MNC (quantum or dollar size of investment) and the timing of the investment (initial investment).
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Coyne, E.J. (1995). And Therefore. In: Targeting the Foreign Direct Investor. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2299-7_11
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