What Motivates Emerging Economy Firms to Internationalize? A Replication and Extension of Ahsan et al. (2020) in the Context of China

Can Huang, Felix Conde, Lin Cui, Yao Fu*

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    Abstract

    Ahsan, Sinha, and Srinivasan (2020) studied the motives of knowledge-intensive Indian firms' international expansion based on resource-based considerations and the locational advantages offered by host countries. They identified firm characteristics associated with strategic asset-seeking, opportunity-seeking, and market-seeking motives. In this replication study, we examine Ahsan et al.'s (2020) model in the Chinese context. Based on our improved empirical model, our findings reveal some similarities but more importantly some key differences in the antecedents of internationalization motives between Indian and Chinese firms. Drawing on insights from prior studies, we propose that these differences can be attributed to differences in absorptive capacity, international expansion scales and patterns, ownership type, and the home institutional contexts in which Indian and Chinese firms operate. Overall, this replication study demonstrates the importance of contextualizing international business research.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1139-1169
    Number of pages31
    JournalManagement and Organization Review
    Volume18
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 18 Dec 2022

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