An Evaluation of Country Risk in Assessing Direct Foreign Investment

Karen M. Hogan; Amy F. Lipton; Gerard T. Olson

doi:10.1108/S0276-8976(2012)0000015015

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An Evaluation of Country Risk in Assessing Direct Foreign Investment

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Title:	An Evaluation of Country Risk in Assessing Direct Foreign Investment
Author(s):	Karen M. Hogan, Amy F. Lipton, Gerard T. Olson
Volume:	15 Editor(s): Kenneth D. Lawrence, Gary Kleinman ISBN: 978-1-78052-100-8 eISBN: 978-1-78052-101-5
Citation:	Karen M. Hogan, Amy F. Lipton, Gerard T. Olson (2012), An Evaluation of Country Risk in Assessing Direct Foreign Investment, in Kenneth D. Lawrence, Gary Kleinman (ed.) Applications of Management Science (Applications of Management Science, Volume 15), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.251-276
DOI:	10.1108/S0276-8976(2012)0000015015 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Chapter Item
Abstract:	Deciding the country or region of the world to expand and/or to continue a firm's direct foreign investment is a decision fraught with risks. Multinational firms are faced with making the decision of expanding their business without full knowledge of what will occur in the months or years ahead in the region with which they are proposing expansion. Many of the factors which will affect the decision are nonquantitative in nature and make the decision more difficult for the firm to undertake. This chapter uses an analytical hierarchy process to help analyze both quantitative and qualitative factors that will affect a country's or region of the world's risk level. The model can be used to evaluate country risk in assessing potential direct foreign investments and can lead to a better allocation of the firm's scarce resources to more profitable areas.