Is dunning's eclectic framework descriptive or normative?

Authors
Brouthers, LE Brouthers, KD Werner, S
Citation
Le. Brouthers et al., Is dunning's eclectic framework descriptive or normative?, J INT BUS S, 30(4), 1999, pp. 831-844
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
ISSN journal
00472506 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
831 - 844
Database
ISI
SICI code
0047-2506(1999)30:4<831:IDEFDO>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Can Dunning's OLI (Ownership, Location, Internalization) framework be used to predict the best performing international entry modes or merely the most commonly selected modes? Using from German and Dutch firms investing in Ce ntral and Eastern Europe, we investigate the relationship between Dunning's OLI variables, entry mode selection and managerial satisfaction with firm performance. We found empirical support for Dunning's framework as both a d escriptive and a normative model.