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관세학회지, Dec 1, 2012
This study provides an exploratory research on global orientation by integrating the resource-, i... more This study provides an exploratory research on global orientation by integrating the resource-, industry-, and institution-based views to investigate the determinants of global orientation, and examining the performance outcomes of firms’ global orientation in an emerging economy of China. Using the data of manufacturing firms in China, we found that various firm, industry, and institutional characteristics have significant effects on global orientation, which, in turn, significantly influenced their firm performance. As many Korean firms are increasingly forced to compete with Chinese firms both in China’s domestic market and international markets, the results of the study should be of interest to managers of Korean companies, and will dictate important guidelines for Korean exporters to target international markets and to better understand the importance of global orientation in this process.
Management International Review, 2015
This study examines the role of institutions in explaining the FDI entry mode choices of transiti... more This study examines the role of institutions in explaining the FDI entry mode choices of transition economy firms. Advancing an institution-based view of international business strategy, the paper proposes a model of interactive institutional processes that incorporates both top-down institutional pressures and the bottom-up heterogeneous responses of individual firms to such pressures. The findings are based on a sample of 594 outward FDI entries made by Chinese firms. The results indicate that institutional pressures exerted by the home country government have a significant effect on outward FDI ownership decisions, such that firms facing greater institutional pressures are more inclined to choose outward international joint ventures (OIJVs) over wholly owned foreign subsidiaries. However, the effect of institutional government pressures on FDI entry mode choices is weaker for firms which are less dependent on the Chinese government for resources and thus enjoy more institutional freedom. Specifically, the ownership structures of Chinese firms moderate the positive effect of home country
Journal of International Management, 2013
This study proposes necessary modifications to the existing internationalization-performance rela... more This study proposes necessary modifications to the existing internationalization-performance relationship to meet the idiosyncrasies of China-specific contexts. We first hypothesize an S-shaped internationalization-performance relationship as the baseline and then investigate the moderating effects of a firm's governance structure and the degree of centralized government control on the relationship between its internationalization and performance. The results, based on a longitudinal sample of manufacturing firms in China for the 2001-2007 period, indicate that (1) the S-shaped internationalization-performance relationship holds for firms in China; (2) the governance structure moderates the internationalization-performance relationship such that increased profitability through internationalization is more likely for modernized firms than for their conventional local counterparts; and (3) the degree of centralized control moderates the internationalization-performance relationship such that increased profitability through internationalization is more likely for firms affiliated with higher level governments than for those affiliated with lower-level governments.
관세학회지, Dec 1, 2012
This study provides an exploratory research on global orientation by integrating the resource-, i... more This study provides an exploratory research on global orientation by integrating the resource-, industry-, and institution-based views to investigate the determinants of global orientation, and examining the performance outcomes of firms’ global orientation in an emerging economy of China. Using the data of manufacturing firms in China, we found that various firm, industry, and institutional characteristics have significant effects on global orientation, which, in turn, significantly influenced their firm performance. As many Korean firms are increasingly forced to compete with Chinese firms both in China’s domestic market and international markets, the results of the study should be of interest to managers of Korean companies, and will dictate important guidelines for Korean exporters to target international markets and to better understand the importance of global orientation in this process.
Management International Review, 2015
This study examines the role of institutions in explaining the FDI entry mode choices of transiti... more This study examines the role of institutions in explaining the FDI entry mode choices of transition economy firms. Advancing an institution-based view of international business strategy, the paper proposes a model of interactive institutional processes that incorporates both top-down institutional pressures and the bottom-up heterogeneous responses of individual firms to such pressures. The findings are based on a sample of 594 outward FDI entries made by Chinese firms. The results indicate that institutional pressures exerted by the home country government have a significant effect on outward FDI ownership decisions, such that firms facing greater institutional pressures are more inclined to choose outward international joint ventures (OIJVs) over wholly owned foreign subsidiaries. However, the effect of institutional government pressures on FDI entry mode choices is weaker for firms which are less dependent on the Chinese government for resources and thus enjoy more institutional freedom. Specifically, the ownership structures of Chinese firms moderate the positive effect of home country
Journal of International Management, 2013
This study proposes necessary modifications to the existing internationalization-performance rela... more This study proposes necessary modifications to the existing internationalization-performance relationship to meet the idiosyncrasies of China-specific contexts. We first hypothesize an S-shaped internationalization-performance relationship as the baseline and then investigate the moderating effects of a firm's governance structure and the degree of centralized government control on the relationship between its internationalization and performance. The results, based on a longitudinal sample of manufacturing firms in China for the 2001-2007 period, indicate that (1) the S-shaped internationalization-performance relationship holds for firms in China; (2) the governance structure moderates the internationalization-performance relationship such that increased profitability through internationalization is more likely for modernized firms than for their conventional local counterparts; and (3) the degree of centralized control moderates the internationalization-performance relationship such that increased profitability through internationalization is more likely for firms affiliated with higher level governments than for those affiliated with lower-level governments.