Does state ownership really matter? The dynamic alignment of China's resource environment and firm internationalization strategies

Monica Ren, Stephan Manning and Stanislav Vavilov

Journal of International Management, 2019, vol. 25, issue 3, -

Abstract: Recent research suggests that unequal access to home country institutional resources affects firm internationalization strategies. We add to this debate, based on an analysis of state-owned (SOEs) and non-state-owned (NSOEs) Chinese mining firms, by developing a more dynamic and multi-layered understanding of this interplay. We find that home institutional support can be ownership-based or performance-based, whereby the former benefits SOEs and the latter favors high-performing NSOEs. Combined, these support structures serve as institutional control mechanisms in promoting competition, performance and loyalty to national policies. In addition, they establish a permanent link between firm- and home country-specific assets and incentivize firms to develop dynamic resource access capabilities at home and abroad. Our findings inform our understanding of the firms-institutions nexus and Chinese foreign direct investment dynamics, especially in industries of strategic importance to the state.

Keywords: Ownership; China; Mining; Institutions; Internationalization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2019.02.001

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