Foreign firms' access to the Japanese market. (1st January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bebenroth, Ralf; Kshetri, Nir; Hünerberg, Reinhard
• Is Part Of: European journal of international management. Volume 8:Number 1(2014)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 19
• Publication Date: 2014-01-01
• Subjects: Japan -- perceived institutional market barriers -- access to distribution systems -- interorganisational institutions -- market commitment -- performance; Management -- Periodicals; Organizational behavior -- Periodicals; International business enterprises -- Management -- Periodicals; Globalization -- Periodicals; 658.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-6757

Abstract

This paper examines interrelationships among foreign firms' perceptions of market barriers related to the access, quality of inter-organisational institutions and their market commitment and performance in Japan. Our findings suggest that foreign firms that perceive a higher level of macro-level institutional barrier are likely to have an unfavourable assessment of the accessibility of the Japanese distribution system. We also found that firms with a favourable assessment of the accessibility of the Japanese distribution system are likely to develop better inter-organisational networks. Finally, our findings would suggest that firms with a higher level of commitment to and performance in Japan are characterised by a favourable assessment of the accessibility of the Japanese distribution system and better inter-organisational networks. Implications are discussed.