Perceived Factors Affecting the Integration-Responsiveness Framework: An Analysis from Chinese Multinationals Operating in Australia
Author(s) -
Di Fan,
Cherrìe Jiuhua Zhu,
Chris Nyland
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of business and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1833-8119
pISSN - 1833-3850
DOI - 10.5539/ijbm.v7n13p1
Subject(s) - multinational corporation , international business , conceptual framework , business , industrial organization , economic geography , economics , sociology , management , social science , finance
This study extends quantitative and conceptual studies that have clarified and assessed the underlying factors influencing multinational corporations (MNCs) international business strategy choices relating to global integration and local responsiveness with the use of cross–level and in-depth interviews. Top management perceptions from nine Chinese MNCs (CMNCs) with operations in Australia are detailed and it is argued a contingency approach tends to prevail within firms with organisational, industrial, and environmental contingencies predominating.
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