An integrative institutional approach to MNC performance in China |
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Authors: | Naoki Ando Daniel Z Ding |
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Institution: | 1. Faculty of Business Administration, Hosei University, 2-17-1 Fujimi Chiyoda, 102-8160 Tokyo, Japan;2. Department of Marketing, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong |
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Abstract: | This study adopts an integrative approach that incorporates the resource-based view and institutional theory in its analyses of the performances of multinational corporations in China. Firm-specific resources have been assumed as a unique source of competitive advantages when firms go overseas. However, differences in institutional environments between the host country and the home country can negatively affect the competitiveness generated by resource exploitation. Empirical analysis using the data consisting of 209 Japanese firms operating in China finds that while the exploitation of firm-specific resources improves their performance, institutions in China moderate the positive impact on performance. |
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Keywords: | China institutional theory multinational corporation resource-based view subsidiary performance |
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