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Transnationality and Financial Performance in the Era of the Global Factory

Buckley, Peter J., Tian, Xiaowen·2017·Management International Review
DOI 10.1007/s11575-016-0306-7
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  • Control of the GVC resides in the hands of technology and/or market leaders, which are typically (although not always) located in developed economies and extract value from their GVCs through global orchestration capabilities.

    “Control of the GVC resides in the hands of technology and/or market leaders, which are typically (although not always) located in developed economies and extract value from their GVCs through global orchestration capabilities (Buckley & Tian, 2017).”

    From Global value chains: A review of the multi-disciplinary literature (2020) · cites this paper as Buckley & Tian, 2017

  • Control of the GVC is likely to remain in the hands of technology leaders.

    “It follows, then, that control of the GVC is likely to remain in the hands of technology leaders (Buckley & Tian, 2017).”

    From Global value chains: A review of the multi-disciplinary literature (2020) · cites this paper as Buckley & Tian, 2017

  • Technological and R&D capabilities need to be accompanied by global orchestration know-how in order for lead firms to achieve profitability from fragmented, globally dispersed operations.

    “Technological and R&D capabilities, however, need to be accompanied by global orchestration know-how in order for lead firms to achieve profitability from fragmented, globally dispersed operations (Buckley & Tian, 2017).”

    From Global value chains: A review of the multi-disciplinary literature (2020) · cites this paper as Buckley & Tian, 2017

  • AMNEs are more likely to achieve profitability through global GVC orchestration, while EMNEs' ability to develop orchestration know-how is restricted by home institutions.

    “Buckley and Tian (2017) compare internationalization patterns of top non-financial EMNEs and AMNEs, and find that AMNEs are more likely to achieve profitability through global GVC orchestration, while EMNEs' ability to develop orchestration know-how is restricted by home institutions.”

    From Global value chains: A review of the multi-disciplinary literature (2020) · cites this paper as Buckley and Tian, 2017

  • Studies focusing on lead firms are more likely to use financial performance measures as indicators of GVC success.

    “Studies focusing on lead firms are more likely to use financial performance measures as indicators of GVC success: for example, value capture as measured by comparative market capitalizations of various industrial sectors (Jacobides & Tae, 2015), sales and profit growth (Griffith & Myers, 2005), and return on assets (Buckley & Tian, 2017;Lampel & Giachetti, 2013).”

    From Global value chains: A review of the multi-disciplinary literature (2020) · cites this paper as Buckley & Tian, 2017

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Authors
Buckley, P. J., & Tian, X.
Affiliations
  • University of Leeds (GB)
  • Murdoch University (AU)
Corresponding author
Tian, Xiaowen
ORCID
Venue
Management International Review
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2016-11-03
Volume
57
Issue
4
Pages
501-528
ISSN
  • 0938-8249 (ISSN-L)
  • 1861-8901
DOI
10.1007/s11575-016-0306-7
OpenAlex
W2546613067
Cited by
35
References
74
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (unspecified)
Locations
  • Management International Review (publishedVersion)
  • White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) (acceptedVersion)
  • Murdoch University Research Portal (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › International Business and FDI
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management
Keywords
transnationality, financial performance, internalization theory, knowledge assets, knowledge improvement, rational choice, R&D intensity, world factory, multinational corporations, mediation model

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