Emerging Economies and Multinational Enterprises.

Front Cover -- Emerging Economies and Multinational Enterprises -- Copyright page -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Editors' Biographies -- Editors' Introduction -- Part I -- Introduction to Part I PWC Strategy&amp -- Eminent Scholar in International Management 2014 -- From International Business to Intranational Business -- P1. Most Markets Are Far from Completely Integrated Internationally Intranationally -- (Product) Trade -- Labor -- Other Inputs -- P2. Geographic Distance Dampens International Intranational Business -- (Product) Trade -- Capital -- Information -- People -- P3. In Addition to Geographic Distance, Cultural, Administrative, and (often) Economic Distances also Dampen International ... -- P4. The Dimensions of Distance Suggest an Expanded Set of Strategies for Dealing with International Intranational Differences -- Adaptation -- Aggregation -- Arbitrage -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- The Value of Breadth and the Importance of Differences -- References -- Semiglobalization: A Relevant Reality -- Introduction -- Semiglobalization: A Reality -- The Relevance of Semiglobalization -- What's Next? -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II -- Introduction to Part II Emerging Economies and Multinational Enterprises -- What Is an Emerging Economy? -- The Debate on the Uniqueness of Emerging Economy Multinationals -- Clarifying the Debate: Recent Theoretical Extensions on Emerging Economy Multinationals -- Complementary Theoretical Perspectives on Emerging Economy Multinationals -- Breadth of Institutional Development -- Depth of Institutional Development -- Timing of Institutional Development -- Duration of Exposure to Institutional Development -- Perspectives on Emerging Economies and Multinational Enterprises: The Chapters in this Volume -- Notes -- References.

The Co-Evolution of Pro-Market Reforms and Emerging Market Multinationals -- Introduction -- Concepts and Related Literature -- Pro-Market Reforms -- Emerging Market Multinationals -- The Co-evolution of Pro-Market Reforms and EMNCS -- Pro-Market Reforms' Influence on EMNCs -- EMNCs' Influence on Pro-Market Reforms -- Contingencies on the Co-Evolution of Pro-Market Reforms and EMNCs -- Private versus State-Owned Firms -- Domestic versus Foreign Firms -- Global versus Local Industries -- Developing versus Transition Countries -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- A Resource Environment View of Competitive Advantage -- Introduction -- A Resource Environment View of Competitive Advantage -- Strategic Factor Markets -- Institutions -- The Paradox of Environmental Embeddedness: Strategic Factor Markets and Institutions as Facilitators and Disruptors of Comp... -- The Facilitative Effect of Strategic Factor Markets via External Resource Acquisition -- The Disruptive Effect of Strategic Factor Markets via Hypercompetition -- The Facilitative Effect of Institutions via Internal Resource Development -- The Disruptive Effect of Institutions via Hypercompetition -- Managing the Paradox of Environmental Embeddedness -- Internal and External Resource-Oriented Strategies -- Development of Dynamic Capabilities versus Interventions in the Country Resource Environment -- Discussion -- Implications for Theory -- Implications for Practice -- Applying the Resource Environment View in Future Research -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- The Effectiveness of the State in Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment: The "Go Global" Policy and State-Owned Enterprises -- Introduction -- Preferential Treatment of SOEs -- Overpaying for Foreign Investments by SOEs -- Cross-Border Investments &amp -- Upgrading of Domestic Operations.

Normative Implications for Future Chinese Policies -- Notes -- References -- How External and Internal Sources of Knowledge Impact Novel and Imitative Innovation in Emerging Markets: Evidence from Col... -- Introduction -- The Colombian Innovation Survey -- Novel Versus Imitative Innovation -- External Sources of Knowledge -- Internal Sources of Knowledge -- Empirical Methods -- Measures: Dependent Variables -- Measures: Key Independent Variables -- External Sources of Knowledge -- Internal Sources of Knowledge -- Measures: Control Variables -- Results -- Results: Novel Innovations -- Results: Imitative Innovations -- Post-Hoc Analyses: Combining (Some) Sources of Ideas -- Conclusions and Discussion -- Theoretical Implications -- Managerial Implications -- Policy Implications -- References -- Managing Innovation in Emerging Economies: Organizational Arrangements and Resources of Foreign MNEs in the Chinese Pharmac... -- Introduction -- Conceptual Framework -- Managing Innovation in the Global Pharmaceutical Industry -- The Rise of Emerging Economies and the Changing Geography of Knowledge -- The Chinese Pharmaceutical Industry: New Actors in a Dynamic Scenario -- Data Description -- MNE Parent-Subsidiary Data -- Major Findings -- Foreign MNEs Innovative Background -- Foreign MNEs Investment Choices and Organizational Arrangements Used for Local Knowledge Creation -- Foreign MNEs' Local Innovative Performance -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Determinants of Board Roles in IJVs in China: Control and Collaboration -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Background Theory -- Boards of Directors: The Dual Role of Control and Collaboration -- The Chinese Context -- Research Hypotheses -- Asset Specificity -- Knowledge-Based Assets -- Acquisitive IJV -- Cross-National Distance -- Methods -- Data -- Measures -- Control and Collaboration.

Independent Variables -- Control Variables -- Results -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Contributions and Implications -- Limitations and Future Research Directions -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Appendix: Measurement scales -- Board Control -- Board Collaboration -- Asset Specificity -- Contractual Complexity -- Sources of Competitiveness and Multinationality: Emerging Market Firms in the Electronics Industry -- Introduction -- The Research Setting -- Competitive Advantage of Emerging Market Firms -- Methodology and Data -- Productivity, Technological Progress and Scale Economies -- Data -- Results and Implications for Hypotheses -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Appendix: Decomposing productivity growth into its components -- Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment: A Study of Guatemala -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Corruption -- Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) -- Corruption and FDI in Latin America -- Corruption and Its Effect on Foreign Direct Investment at the Firm-Level Seen through the Institutional Theory Lens -- Dimensions of Corruption at the Transaction Level -- Dimensions of Corruption at the Decision-Making Level -- Arbitrariness of Corruption -- Pervasiveness of Corruption -- Research Design and Data Collection -- Setting -- Sampling -- Interviews -- Profile of Respondents -- Analysis -- Results and Discussion -- Perceptions of Corruption and Their Effect on FDI -- Perceptions of Pervasiveness of Corruption -- Perceptions of Arbitrariness of Corruption -- Implications -- Conclusions and Implications for Future Research, Policymakers and Practitioners -- Notes -- References -- Appendix -- An Integrated Model of Upgrading and Catchup by Emerging Economy Firms -- Introduction -- Capabilities Involved in the Process of Upgrading and Catchup.

Review of the Literature on Upgrading and Catchup -- Upgrading through Spillovers -- Upgrading through Links (or Link and Learn) -- Upgrading through Acquisitions (or Acquire and Assimilate) -- Upgrading through Internal R&amp -- D -- Synthesis, Overall Model, and Testable Propositions -- Relationship between Mechanisms and Capabilities Upgraded -- Sequence of Capability Upgrading -- Influence of Internal and External Factors on Upgrading -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Framing International Operations Management: Contributions from Emerging Country Multinationals -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- International Management Models -- International Operations Management Frameworks -- The Analytical Framework Built from IMM and IOM Focusing on DMNEs -- Network Mission -- Geographic Dispersion -- Governance/Coordination -- Emerging Country Firms' Internationalization Strategies -- Propositions -- Research Design and Fieldwork -- Alpha: Creating the Capabilities to Internationalize -- 1969-1993 - The Local Producer of a Global Product -- 1994-2000 - Becoming the Leader of a Minor Global Production Network -- 2001-Present - Global First-Mover and GPN Leader -- Beta: From Low-Cost Supplier to Global Consolidator of Industrial Equipment -- 1961-1990 - Beta's Growth in a Period of Imports Substitution Industrialization -- 1991-2003 - From Home-Exporter to Low-Cost Partner -- 2004-Present - From Low-Cost Partner to Global Consolidator -- Gamma: From Importer and Distributor to Global First-Mover in a Hi-Tech Industry -- 1987-1997 - From Product Importer and Distributor to Local Optimizer -- 1998-2004 - From Home-Exporter to Developer -- 2005-Present - Global First-Mover in the Industry -- Delta: The Rise of a Parts Supplier in a Traditional Global Industry -- 1969-1992 - From Contract Manufacturer to Exporter.

1993-1999 - Establishing a Sales and Distribution Network Abroad.

Volume 28 of the Advances in International Management focuses on the opportunities and challenges for multinational enterprises that consider emerging economies and their destinations. It provides a forum for thought-provoking idea and empirical research, and is ideal for researchers and doctoral students whose work touches emerging markets.

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