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Dynamic Embeddedness in Chinese Firm Internationalization
Author(s) -
Lattemann Christoph,
Alon Ilan,
Spigarelli Francesca,
Marinova Svetla Trifonova
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
thunderbird international business review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.553
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1520-6874
pISSN - 1096-4762
DOI - 10.1002/tie.21898
Subject(s) - embeddedness , internationalization , dimension (graph theory) , industrial organization , business , resource (disambiguation) , dynamic capabilities , variable (mathematics) , economic geography , computer science , economics , sociology , international trade , computer network , mathematics , anthropology , pure mathematics , mathematical analysis
This article presents a multilevel framework to analyze the motivations and location choices of Chinese OFDIs . We contribute to theory‐integration on Chinese OFDI flows and patterns by suggesting a framework that combines country‐, industry‐ and firm‐level analyses and by reflecting aspects from the resource‐based view (firm‐specific advantages), institutional‐based view (push/pull home‐ and host‐country factors), and network‐based view (network relations). We also explicitly incorporate “time” as a variable into our framework by introducing and explaining the concept of dynamic embeddedness as an interaction dimension to reflect the inherent dynamics on all levels and actors. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc .