Japanese financial service firms in East and Southeast Asia: Location pattern and strategic response in changing economic conditions.

This paper explores the internationalization and location pattern of Japanese financial service firms in East and Southeast Asia. During a period of prolonged economic problems in the Japanese domestic market and a turbulent period in Asia because of the Asian financial crisis of 1997, the situation for these service providers has changed drastically. The research question that the paper seeks to answer is: what are the spatial patterns and underlying reasons for strategic location response in Japanese financial service providers in East and Southeast Asia in the post-Asian financial crisis period? The paper puts forward a set of potential responses that these firms can pursue to strengthen their regional competitiveness.Asian Business & Management (2009) 3, 33–58. doi:10.1057/abm.2008.25 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]