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formation of their dynamic capabilities and adaptive learning which can translate into visible differences in their
internationalization strategies and pathways. Using China as an illustrative example of a transitioning economy
experiencing upsurges in outward FDI, this study develops a theoretical framework to explain how institutional
transformation at various levels of government led to different configurations of firm resources and dynamic
capabilities for central and local Chinese SOEs. Specifically, propositions from this framework explore how such
unique variations in firm-level attributes may lead to differences in outward foreign investment behavior.
Combining insights from several research streams including the resource-based view, institutional and
organizational theory frameworks, as well as the dynamic capabilities perspective, we suggest that institutional
change in China serves a formative role in the development of firm strategic orientation and dynamic
capabilities leading to different internationalization patterns for central and local SOEs. (For more information,
please contact: Ming Hua Li, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark: mhl.int@cbs.dk)
Session: 1.1.13 - Interactive
Track: 9 - Cross-cultural Management and HRM
Perspectives on National Context
Presented On: July 1, 2012 - 09:00-10:15
Chair: Fabian Jintae Froese, Korea University
The Historical Baggage of Managers' and Coworkers' Homelands: The Preference of Other Nationals
Kyle D. Coble, Saint Louis University
Seung H. Kim, Saint Louis University
Given recent literature, the need to examine the effects of history in international business outcomes is a
pressing concern, and one that has been largely overlooked. This paper attempts to address a small part of this
concern, specifically on the individual level within IHRM, with an initial look at individuals' preferences for
managers and coworkers based solely on that individual's home country history. An American sample was
tested on perceptions of Chinese, Egyptian, German, Japanese and Mexican historical interactions with the USA,
and on willingness to have a national from that country be a manager or coworker. Interactions were based on
amity, animosity and perceived general knowledge, and results supported the hypotheses for amity and
animosity, and gave mixed support to the influence of perceived general knowledge. (For more information,
please contact: Kyle D. Coble, Saint Louis University, USA: kcoble@slu.edu)
Dynamics in the Indian Entrepreneurship Scene in Australia
Meena Chavan, Macquarie University
This resource based inter-generational study explores the propensity of Indian immigrants towards
entrepreneurship in Australia. A qualitative approach is adopted through a structured observation/field survey
methodology and results are reported through a multi-case study analysis of a sample from 152 entrepreneurs
belonging to the first second and third generation of Indian immigrants who have been engaged in a survey
and extensive face to face interviews. This study appraises the value of the shifting degree of accessible social
capital and the emergent significance of human capital, as critical factors impacting immigrant Indians decision
to be self-employed over generations. The paper explores the responses to the question: What factors most
influenced your decision to be self employment The following hypothesis will be tested: H1 There is a positive
and significant relationship between the entrepreneurial choice and the social capital enjoyed by members of a
common Indian immigrant group in Sydney. H2 Choice to become an entrepreneur has been negatively
correlated with human capital. The research outcomes identify the predominant shift of recent Indian
businesses towards human capital oriented business over generations and the increasing degree of ethnic social
capital benefits prevailing over generations. (For more information, please contact: Meena Chavan, Macquarie
University, Australia: meena.chavan@mq.edu.au)
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