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The Internationalization of Chinese Firms: A Case for Theoretical Extension?

Child, John, Rodrigues, Suzana B.·2005·Management and Organization Review
DOI 10.1111/j.1740-8784.2005.0020a.x
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This paper examines the patterns of, and motives for, internationalization by prominent market-seeking Chinese firms. Case studies of these firms indicate that they are seeking technological and brand assets to create a competitive position in international markets. While mainstream theory tends to assume that firms internationalize to exploit competitive advantages, Chinese firms are generally making such investments in order to address competitive disadvantages. They are engaging in ‘inward’ internationalization by means of original equipment manufacture (OEM) and joint venture partnerships, and ‘outward’ internationalization by means of acquisition and organic expansion abroad. Each of these routes offers certain benefits coupled with its own challenges or risks. The paper concludes that the Chinese case offers an opportunity to extend present theorizing in four primary areas concerning the latecomer perspective and catch-up strategies, institutional analysis with reference to the role of government, the relations between entrepreneurs and institutions, and the liability of foreignness.

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Metadata

Authors
Child, J., & Rodrigues, S. B.
Venue
Management and Organization Review
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2005-11
Volume
1
Issue
3
Pages
381-410
ISSN
  • 1740-8776 (ISSN-L)
  • 1740-8784
DOI
10.1111/j.1740-8784.2005.0020a.x
OpenAlex
W3124218595
Cited by
1,435
References
3
FWCI
53.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 3380 d)

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