Early International Entrepreneurship in China: Extent and Determinants

Wim Naudé and Stephanie Rossouw

No RP2009-16, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: We use data on 3,948 Chinese firms obtained from the World Bank's Investment Climate Private Enterprise Survey to investigate early international entrepreneurship (international new ventures) in China. The extent of early international entrepreneurship in China is significant: 65 per cent of the exporting firms start export operations within three years. Foreign shareholders within the firm and an entrepreneur with previous exporting experience are noted to significantly increase the probability that a firm internationalizes early.

Keywords: Business networks; Economic surveys; Entrepreneurship; International business enterprises; International trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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