Dynamic capabilities of emerging market multinational enterprises and the Uppsala model

Jie Wu () and Jan-Erik Vahlne ()
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Jie Wu: University of Macau
Jan-Erik Vahlne: University of Gothenburg

Asian Business & Management, 2022, vol. 21, issue 5, No 2, 690-714

Abstract: Abstract In this paper, we extend the existing understanding of the Uppsala model to explain a dynamic evolution. We adapt Teece’s distinction between operational and dynamic capabilities to build a theory that explains the characteristics of emerging multinational enterprises’ (EMBEs) internationalization process. Arguing both theoretically and empirically from the study of the Chinese electrical appliance company Gree, Ltd., we submit that the two sub-processes of dynamic capabilities—knowledge development and commitment—create continuous opportunity discoveries and development. Through these processes, we can garner a deeper understanding of EMBEs’ leading to dynamic capabilities that allow for the development of firm-specific advantages from which a radical internationalization process is achieved.

Keywords: Uppsala model; Emerging market MBEs; Firm-specific capabilities; Dynamic capabilities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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