Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-2010
Abstract
Purpose - The internationalization of Chinese firms has been gaining importance in recent years Informed by Dunning s eclectic paradigm this paper examines the factors leading to the going international decisions of Chinese firms in the very early days of the go global call before the central government offered substantial supportDesign/methodology/approach - It is suggested that two types of organizational factors are relevant to these decisions the firm s management capability and core competencies A survey of data of chief executives from over 3 000 firms in the year 2000 was analyzedFindings - Empirical results indicate that different resources endowments have different relationships with internationalization decisions The intention of going international is affected by organizational competencies of R&D and manufacturing Two capabilities (production and sales and operation and finance) have significant impacts on outward direct investment, while manufacturing and marketing competencies have positive effects on exports together with production capability In addition manufacturing competencies also have a negative effect on the acquisition and use of international capitalOriginality/value - By using firm level data collected in China a better understanding of the nature of internationalization and the foreign direct investment characteristics of firms has been obtained The empirical results show that the impacts of the organizational resources are different for different internationalization decisions, and the effects of core competencies of a firm vary across different paths of internationalization
Keywords
China; International investments; International business; Competences; Management technique
Discipline
International Business
Research Areas
Strategy and Organisation
Publication
Chinese Management Studies
Volume
4
Issue
3
First Page
258
Last Page
272
ISSN
1750-614X
Identifier
10.1108/17506141011074147
Publisher
Emerald
Citation
LAU, Chung-Ming; NGO, Hang-Yue; and YIU, Daphne W..
Internationalization and organizational resources of Chinese firms. (2010). Chinese Management Studies. 4, (3), 258-272.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7327
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1108/17506141011074147