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Country specific advantage, firm specific advantage and multinationality – sources of competitive advantage in emerging markets : evidence from the electronics industry in China

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Bhaumika, Sumon Kumar, Driffield, Nigel L. and Zhou, Ying (2016) Country specific advantage, firm specific advantage and multinationality – sources of competitive advantage in emerging markets : evidence from the electronics industry in China. International Business Review, 25 (1). pp. 165-176. ISSN 0969-5931.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2014.12.006

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Abstract

The extant literature on emerging market multinationals (EMNEs) suggest that they derive their advantages from country-specific advantages (CSAs) such as economies of scale, as opposed to traditional firm specific advantage (FSA) such as technology. We use firm level data from the Chinese electronics industry and an empirical methodology that has thus far not been used in the literature to provide clear empirical support for this proposition. Further, we demonstrate that not all emerging market firms can leverage CSAs equally and that EMNEs are better at exploiting CSAs than their non-MNE domestic counterparts. We also demonstrate that developed country MNEs operating in emerging market economies are not as good as leveraging available CSAs as their EMNE competitors, arguably on account of liability of foreignness. Our results have implications for outward investment by emerging market firms as well as for the ability of developed country MNEs to significantly benefit from efficiency-seeking FDI in emerging market economies.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Strategy & International Business
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): International business enterprises -- China, Electronic industries -- China
Journal or Publication Title: International Business Review
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0969-5931
Official Date: February 2016
Dates:
DateEvent
February 2016Published
21 January 2015Available
Volume: 25
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 165-176
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 22 December 2015
Date of first compliant Open Access: 28 July 2016
Funder: Leverhulme Trust (LT)
Grant number: Fellowship

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