Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
2-2013
Abstract
Business groups play a critical role in the internationalization of Chinese firms, but empirical efforts on this topic are limited. This study aims to fill this gap by examining the impacts of group-specific attributes on the pursuit of different internationalization strategies. Our findings from 219 Chinese business group affiliates show that horizontal linkages among group affiliates are more positively related to asset-seeking internationalization, whereas vertical linkages are more positively related to market-seeking internationalization. We contribute to the literature by moving a step forward to examine if business group attributes are leveraged differentially in market-seeking and asset-seeking internationalization strategies.
Keywords
Internationalization; Business groups; Group-specific attributes; China
Discipline
Business
Research Areas
Strategy and Organisation
Publication
Asian Business and Management
Volume
12
Issue
1
First Page
14
Last Page
36
ISSN
1472-4782
Identifier
10.1057/abm.2012.38
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature): Hybrid journals [society-owned]
Citation
YIU, Daphne W.; NG, Frank W.; and MA, Xufei.
Business group attributes and internationalization strategy in China. (2013). Asian Business and Management. 12, (1), 14-36.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7317
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1057/abm.2012.38