Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

11-2011

Abstract

Singapore: a country synonymous with business efficiency, strict laws and a reputation that belies its miniscule size. Its state-enterprise network and attempts at grafting “Singapore-styled” investment enclaves onto foreign locales often receive attention from the international community. These state-engineered projects are premised on the exportability of Singapore’s state credibility, systemic and operational efficiencies as well as the technological competencies of Singapore companies, to locations where these attributes are less distinct. This paper, as part of our series on this topic, revisits the city-state’s determined efforts to encapsulate economic space for Singapore-based firms, enabling them to expand beyond the region. This paper however, focuses specifically on the gambits of Singapore’s government-linked companies (GLCs) in the Gulf region (GCC countries). Our research shows with purely commercial purposes as the priority, political objectives (and the attendant advantages and complications) tend to take a back seat; that, following from this, the ostensible strategic advantages present in Singapore-styled management and methodology remain uncertain; and that socio-political intricacies in new environments often stymie efforts to import competencies and business practices wholesale.

Keywords

Internationalization, Singapore’s Government-Linked Companies, GCC Countries

Discipline

Asian Studies | International Business

Research Areas

Strategy and Organisation

Publication

Journal of Economics and Behavioural Studies

Volume

3

Issue

5

First Page

317

Last Page

325

ISSN

2220-6140

Identifier

10.22610/jebs.v3i5.285

Publisher

International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD)

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v3i5.285

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