Internationalization trajectories—a cross-country comparison: Are large Chinese and Indian companies different?

This article explores whether the internationalization trajectories—patterns over time in the level, pace, variability, and temporal concentration of international expansion—of large firms from China and India are fundamentally different from those of developed country firms. A longitudinal cross-co...

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Published in:Industrial and corporate change 2009-04, Vol.18 (2), p.223-247
Main Authors: Fortanier, Fabienne, Tulder, Rob van
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business conditions
Business growth
China
China (People's Republic)
Comparative advantage (commerce)
Comparative analysis
Determinants
Developed countries
Developing countries
Emerging markets
Globalization
India
International
International business
International business enterprises
Internationalization
Large enterprises
LDCs
Longitudinal studies
Multinational corporations
Studies
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Summary:This article explores whether the internationalization trajectories—patterns over time in the level, pace, variability, and temporal concentration of international expansion—of large firms from China and India are fundamentally different from those of developed country firms. A longitudinal cross-country comparative study of 256 large firms for the 1990–2004/2005 period shows that although internationalization trajectories of large and leading Chinese and Indian firms are indeed different, there are also considerable similarities between established developed country firms and the new firms from emerging markets, not in the least, because they often interact within the same sector.
ISSN:0960-6491
1464-3650
DOI:10.1093/icc/dtp003