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Using a cross-country (Mexico, India, and China) firm-level sample of 492 entries into triad DMs (North America
(USA and Canada), Western Europe, and Japan), and adopting state-/province-level measures of institutional
quality, I find results supporting both direct and indirect mediation effects. Conclusions, implications, and
suggestions for future extensions are discussed. (For more information, please contact: Victor Zitian Chen,
University of North Carolina; Columbia University, USA: emgp.editor@gmail.com)
Drivers and Motives for Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investments in Africa
Katarina Blomkvist, Uppsala University
Rian Drogendijk, Uppsala University
The main part of Chinese OFDIs is located in neighboring countries in Asia, with China's Special Administrative
Region, Hong Kong, as the foremost receiver of Chinese OFDI (Gugler and Fetscherin 2010). However, during
recent years Chinese OFDI to Africa has seen an unprecedented increase and trade flows between China and
Africa in 2008 totaled more than 106 billion US dollars. The introduction in 2006 of China's official Africa policy
by the Chinese government and its intensified diplomatic links with the African continent has opened up for a
new era of bilateral trade and economic cooperation. The aim of this paper to systematically test the
explanatory power of established theories and motivations for investments by Chinese firms in Africa. Our
findings suggest that all else equal, African countries have a higher likelihood to receive investments from
Chinese firms. Moreover, we find that Chinese firms perform both market seeking, natural resource seeking,
and strategic asset seeking FDI in Africa. (For more information, please contact: Katarina Blomkvist, Uppsala
University, Sweden: katarina.blomkvist@fek.uu.se)
Accessing Country-specific Advantages: The Case of Chinese Enterprise Management Software Industry
Feng Wan, University of Cambridge
Peter Williamson, University of Cambridge
Country-specific advantages (or location advantages) have long been studied in the literature. Contrary to the
implicit assumption of OLI model and internalization theory, we argue national advantages are not always freely
or fully accessible by all firms. Grounded on the case studies of four firms in Chinese enterprise management
software industry, we develop a theoretical framework to explain how firms access country-specific advantages.
Unexpectedly, we found the ability to access national advantages is not evenly distributed among firms. The
accessing framework has important implications for multinationals to explore market in host countries, and for
firms in general aiming to develop new firm-specific advantages. (For more information, please contact: Feng
Wan, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom: fw269@cam.ac.uk)
Session: 2.3.9 - Competitive
Track: 9 - Cross-cultural Management and HRM
Culture and Cognition: Identity, Attachment and Global Mindset
Presented On: July 2, 2012 - 13:00-14:15
Chair: John Mezias, University of Miami
Dual Attachment in Multinational Enterprises: The Roles of Perceived Prestige, Positive Interaction, and
Organization-Based Self-Esteem
Davina Vora, SUNY New Paltz
Tatiana Kostova, University of South Carolina
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