How will the Belt and Road initiative advance China’s exports?

We examined 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016 data from 49 countries to determine changes wrought by China’s Belt and Road initiative; we also used panel data regarding the Maritime Silk and Inland Silk Roads to test initiative effects on Chinese exports. Post-initiative infrastructure expansion and logistics performance improvements led to positive effects on China’s exports. Additionally, legal-system similarities and inland borders with trade partners had a more positive effect on Chinese exports in the Inland Silk Road, while population and free trade agreements were found to have a more positive effect on the Maritime Silk Road.     

Transfer or localize? International reward and compensation practices of South Korean multinational enterprises in China

International reward and compensation has received little academic attention, but past research was mainly conducted in advanced Western economies. This study explores the extent to which multinational enterprises (MNEs) from an emerging economy, South Korea, transfer reward and compensation practices from business headquarters to a transitional economy, China and the determining factors for transfer. Using a qualitative approach to analysing 10 South Korean MNEs in China, this study reveals that the sample companies adopt home-oriented focal reward and compensation policies and practices (including base pay and performance-based pay) and an integrative approach to peripheral components (including allowances and benefits) for expatriates. However, the companies adopt an integrative approach to focal components of reward and compensation and a localized approach to peripheral components for host country nationals (HCNs). These findings indicate that Korean MNEs adopt different approaches to reward and compensation for expatriates and HCNs, as well as to focal and peripheral components of reward and compensation practices. The transfer of reward and compensation is due to the dominance effect resulting from the fact that the home economy is relatively more advanced than the host economy. On the one hand, the tendency to localize reward and compensation results from contextual differences between host and home nations, such as economic development, living costs and compensation traditions.     

Like it or not? How the economic and institutional environment shapes individual attitudes towards multinational enterprises

This paper analyses the determinants of people's attitudes towards foreign direct investment (FDI) using a survey‐based data set that covers a wide range of rich and poor countries. We find that both individual socioeconomic characteristics and macroeconomic and institutional factors shape agents’ attitudes towards multinational firms. Moreover, we find that the influence of an individual's characteristics—such as education and the status as an entrepreneur—on her/his perspective on multinationals depends on the respective country's per‐capita income. Our results confirm the conjecture that relative individual attitudes towards multinationals reflect distributional interests as suggested by economic theory.     

Liabilities of origin and its influence on firm's corporate social performance? A study of emerging market multinational corporations

This study draws upon the institutional-based view to examine how home country institutional voids affect the corporate social performance (CSP) of emerging market multinational corporations (EMNCs). We propose that home country institutional voids of EMNCs are positively related to CSP. We also argue that EMNCs' internationalization and visibility will further augment the above relationships. We tested our hypotheses using a sample of 89 EMNCs from 10 countries from 2009 to 2018 and found support for our arguments. Our findings show that EMNCs use CSP to overcome the liabilities of origin due to their home-country institutional voids. Internationalization and visibility increase the challenges of origin liabilities and EMNCs respond by enhancing their CSP. Our research adds to the existing knowledge base on institutional voids within the realm of international business.     

Capacity utilization shifting or resource-seeking? Benefits for Chinese enterprises participating in the belt and road initiative

This study investigates the benefits gained by Chinese listed enterprises participating in China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). We dispel the concern that the BRI provides a way for Chinese firms to shift excess capacity, instead finding that the capacity utilization of BRI participant firms is worsening. State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are the primary contributors to this effect. Moreover, we present evidence that overinvestment and decreased innovation capabilities are the underlying channels of the overcapacity problem. Finally, further analyses reveal distinct benefits accruing to the different ownership structures of BRI-participating enterprises, implying diverse motivations. We demonstrate that domestic political and overseas market resources for non-SOEs in the post-BRI period are significantly improved, which is not the case for SOEs.     

Developing tomorrow's leaders—Evidence of global talent management in multinational enterprises

Organizations are becoming relentless in managing and developing their key talent. This is a view, however, largely based on anecdote rather than reliable empirical evidence. Utilizing data from 260 multinational enterprises (MNEs), this paper helps redress this deficit. Specifically, this paper explores the extent to which MNEs engage in global talent management (GTM) and deciphers some of the factors which may explain the use and non-use of GTM practices. In so doing, we find that although a significant number of MNEs have systems and mechanisms in place to strategically identify and develop their talent many more seemingly adopt an ad hoc or haphazard approach. For instance, less than half of all MNEs have both global succession planning and formal management development programs for their high-potentials. Consequently it seems that there is a considerable distance yet to be travelled to arrive at a universal appreciation of the need to strategically manage one's key employees. We find the size of the MNE has a significant effect on GTM system usage—larger MNEs are more likely to undertake GTM. Other significant, positive influences include whether products or services are standardized regionally or globally, and if the MNE has a global human resources policy formation body. Of considerable interest is the finding that MNEs operating in the low-tech/low-cost sectors are significantly more likely to have formal global systems to identify and develop high-potentials.     

An Analysis of Political Risks of Chinese Enterprises＇ Overseas Assets

世界政局风云变幻,政治风险是我国企业海外资产面临的首当其冲的风险文章分析了我国企业海外资产面临的政治风险的结构,探讨了字致我国企业海外资产面临政治风险的因素,提出从企业角度,要加强企业内部政治风险管理,建立一整套政治风险的评估,预防和救济体系;从政府角度,要正确引导企业到海外投资,完善海外投资保险制度等对策和建议。     

Does the origin of a succession CEO matter in the market value of innovation? Disentangling the origin of internal CEOs

This study complements previous research regarding CEO origin and family businesses by incorporating upper echelons theory with the perspective of family effect as well as disentangling CEO origin to provide a better understanding of how external, unrelated internal, and family succession CEOs affect innovation performance. We further reveal how a family founder helps improve the value of innovations undertaken by family heirs. The results show that firms with unrelated internal succession CEOs experience higher (lower) stock market reactions to innovation announcements than those with family (external) succession CEOs. Founders serving on the board reduce the negative effect between family heirs and innovation performance. Copyright © 2016 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Dual liability and the moderating effect of corporate social responsibility–Evidence from Belt&Road investment of Chinese firms

Our examination of 796 Chinese firms that invested in the Belt&Road (B&R) region from 2008 to 2015 shows that Chinese firms often encounter liability of foreignness (LOF) and liability of origin (LOR). Our empirical results reveal that larger institutional distance is related to significant performance decrease, which evidences liability of foreignness for Chinese multinationals. Moreover, Chinese firms with concentrated ownership see their financial performance adversely affected after the B&R initiative, which further validates the argument for liability of origin. We found that firms' Corporate Social Responsibility performance (CSR) has a significant, positive “institutional moderating” effect, that is buffering conflicts between Chinese firms and local stakeholders, and projecting a favorable institutional image to mitigate Chinese multinationals' dual liabilities in the B&R region. Firms with better Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance are more likely to avoid political risk. CSR has been a buffering and bridge mechanism in government inefficiency, lower regulatory quality, lower rule of law and less control of corruption and reducing rent seeking behavior.Therefore, investment in CSR and more inclusive ownership schemes may assist Chinese firms' long survival across the B&R region.     

Competing with multinational enterprises’ entry: Search strategy,environmental complexity,and survival of local firms

This study examines the competitive dynamics between foreign and local firms. We posit that multinational enterprises (MNEs)’s entry in foreign markets significantly reduces the survival rate of local firms in the short term, but that this effect gradually diminishes over time. The proposed conceptual framework is operationalized through the combination of the widely used agent-based model and the economic model of competition. The agent-based model allows us to study the behavior of firms under the context of different markets and the environmental complexity while the competition model determines the competition between firms as well as the entry and exit of firms. Our results obtained from the simulation study reveal that the negative effect of foreign entry is heightened as environmental complexity increases. However, local firms with a broader knowledge search are better able to confront the negative impact of foreign entry over time. We also find that the negative effect of foreign entry on the survival of local firms is weaker for local firms with a strong retrieval capacity.     

跨国公司海外直接投资理论脉络及动态述评

近几十年来,跨国公司的海外直接投资理论不断取得新的突破。从新古典国际投资理论开始对跨国公司的海外直接投资理论的脉络及最新进展进行了系统分析和总结,以期对相关研究和实践提供有益的启示。     

知识产权保护对中国对外直接投资的影响——基于“一带一路”建设视角的研究

发展导向的“一带一路”倡议是否需要完善知识产权保护规则？文章以世界经济论坛知识产权保护指标作为核心解释变量,运用面板数据模型,实证考察了知识产权保护对中国对外直接投资存量的影响。发现东道国加强知识产权保护对中国对外直接投资具有显著的促进作用,而且这种作用有两个显著的特点,一是在“一带一路”沿线国家样本中强于非沿线国家样本,二是在低知识产权保护度的国家样本中强于高知识产权保护度的国家样本。“一带一路”沿线多为发展中国家,知识产权保护度较低,中国企业在这些国家进行投资更多是处于被模仿的地位,需要通过双边或者多边协定,敦促沿线国家加强知识产权保护。文章结论为在“一带一路”倡议中完善知识产权保护规则的政策导向提供了实证基础。     

我国对“一带一路”沿线国家出口态势浅析

"一带一路"倡议的实施不仅改善了外部发展环境,更是成为新常态下外贸提质增效的战略支撑。笔者基于我国对"一带一路"沿线国家的出口数据分析,揭示三大态势:一是初级产品与工业制成品出口双增长,但制成品出口中沿线国家所占份额趋于稳定,而初级产品出口中沿线国家占比不断上升;二是工业制成品中劳动密集型产品出口下滑而高新技术产品出口增势明显;三是对东盟出口中间品与进口最终消费品保持较快增长。进一步分析表明,上述三大态势缘自"一带一路"背景下我国对外直接投资的发展、经济增长方式的转型以及东亚分工体系的调整。     

浅谈加入WTO与我国企业的跨国经营

随着中国经济的增长,中国企业走出国门,从事国际化经营的条件已日趋成熟。特别是中国加入WTO后,企业将不可避免的面对跨国企业的竞争,实施国际化经营成为必然。从中国企业的对外投资现状来看,与外国跨国企业的差距还比较大。我国企业应抓住加入WTO所带来的机遇,成功实施国际化经营战略。     

中国企业海外并购中的挑战及对策

近年来,中国企业纷纷走出国门,海外并购风起云涌,并购数量和交易规模都呈现出上升趋势。然而由于海外并购经验的不足以及缺乏相关的国际并购的人才,导致海外并购屡屡受挫。并购交易的达成只是并购的开始,日后的经营管理又会出现中国企业水土不服的现象。有鉴于此,中国企业海外并购应充分借鉴他国经验,积极培养国际化人才,政府应该配合企业做好宣传。     

“一带一路”倡议背景下加强中印两国农业合作的构想

"一带一路"倡议的开展,为中国与沿线国家农业合作带来了新的机遇与挑战。中国和印度同为"一带一路"倡议沿线国家,近年来,双方宏观发展环境等不断改善,进入农业合作的黄金发展期。采用SWOT分析方法,剖析"一带一路"背景下,中国和印度双边农业合作的优势、劣势、机遇与挑战,指出未来农业合作应该集中在农产品贸易、农业技术合作、农业投资及共同扶贫等四方面。未来应该从建立健全宏观规划、政策支持体系、双边合作机制、项目监测与评价系统、农业合作信息平台等入手,推动中印双边农业合作深入开展。     

中国对外直接投资的发展及未来趋势

中国对外直接投资正处于迅速发展时期 ,这对于中国参与经济全球化具有重要的意义。中国对外直接投资表现出发展中国家对外直接投资初期的典型特征 ,然而中国的对外直接投资仍然具有比较优势。只要中国企业积极参与经济全球化 ,发挥并积累竞争优势 ,中国企业的国际化将会健康、快速的发展。     

Reshaping Malaysian Subsidiaries in the Wake of China’s Rise as the Preferred Location for Foreign Production

This article examines the locational behavior of multinational enterprises, particularly the role of Malaysian subsidiaries in relation to other subsidiaries in the region. Survey results showed that rising wage costs have led to low cost, labor-intensive, and mature technology production being moved to China. Concurrently, Malaysian subsidiaries, particularly the export oriented, have taken on production of more sophisticated goods. They play regional coordination roles, are sources of ethnic Chinese managerial talent for the region, and they provide “back-up” production for less reliable plants in China. Their strategic role appears to have evolved from being “export platforms” toward “regional mandated hubs.”