How to Obtain Institutional Advantages of MNEs In the Chinese Machinery Industry

Yifan Zhong; Cherrie Jiuhua Zhu; Mike Mingqiong Zhang

How to Obtain Institutional Advantages of MNEs In the Chinese Machinery Industry

Yifan Zhong, Cherrie Jiuhua Zhu, Mike Mingqiong Zhang

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Abstract

While there has been an enormous amount of literature on the liability of foreignness, there has been little research discussing the advantage of foreignness. Applying an institutional lens, this paper aims to theorise and examine an institution advantage so as to provide a more dedicated appreciation of the experience of MNEs. By doing so, this paper contributes to the foreignness research by utilising the institution theory to address the question of what it means to be foreign in host countries and how foreignness can generate
advantages for MNEs. Its findings suggest that MNEs of the machinery industry in China are able to obtain and leverage institutional advantages through several organisational responses. As such, this paper also contributes by providing a platform to understand how MNEs interact/influence host country institutions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management 2019
Publication status	Published - 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	19th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management 2019 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 26 Jun 2019 → 28 Jun 2019 https://pureportal.strath.ac.uk/en/activities/euram-2019-19th-annual-conference-of-the-european-academy-of-mana-2

Conference

Conference	19th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management 2019
Abbreviated title	EURAM 2019
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	26/06/19 → 28/06/19
Internet address	https://pureportal.strath.ac.uk/en/activities/euram-2019-19th-annual-conference-of-the-european-academy-of-mana-2

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How to Obtain Institutional Advantages of MNEs In the Chinese Machinery Industry

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