TY - JOUR
T1 - Strategic implications of global integration and local responsiveness for Chinese multinationals: An area for future study
AU - Fan, Di
AU - Nyland, Chris
AU - Zhu, Cherrie Jiuhua
PY - 2008/10/3
Y1 - 2008/10/3
N2 - Purpose – Based on the review of extant international business and management literature, this
paper aims to examine the global integration (GI) and local responsiveness (LR) paradigm and its
impact on the adoption of international business strategy (IBS) by multinational corporations
(MNCs); second, discuss determinants that are critical in the process of forming IBS by MNCs; and
third identify the lacuna in current research with respect to strategic implications of the framework
for MNCs from emerging economies such as Chinese multinational corporations (CMNCs).
Design/methodology/approach – Based on the extant literature review, this paper identifies
a research gap and proposes several research questions for future study. First, the paper reviews
prior studies on the GI-LR model and its impact on and strategic implications for IBS. Second, it
examines how MNCs from developed countries adopt different types of IBS and what determinants
drive their decision-making. Third, it attempts to discuss why CMNCs should be studied in terms of
their choice of IBS based on the GI-LR mode. The paper concludes with research questions for future
study.
Findings – This paper summarizes determinants of IBS in a three-category table mainly based on
prior studies on the GI-LR model from developed countries. As a consequence, it identifies a future
research area in the field of international management.
Originality/value – This paper is based on a comprehensive review of prior studies related to the
GI-LR framework. The aim of the study is to identify a new research area in international
management, that is, how MNCs from emerging country contexts, such as China, to co-ordinate GI
and LR for their IBS.
AB - Purpose – Based on the review of extant international business and management literature, this
paper aims to examine the global integration (GI) and local responsiveness (LR) paradigm and its
impact on the adoption of international business strategy (IBS) by multinational corporations
(MNCs); second, discuss determinants that are critical in the process of forming IBS by MNCs; and
third identify the lacuna in current research with respect to strategic implications of the framework
for MNCs from emerging economies such as Chinese multinational corporations (CMNCs).
Design/methodology/approach – Based on the extant literature review, this paper identifies
a research gap and proposes several research questions for future study. First, the paper reviews
prior studies on the GI-LR model and its impact on and strategic implications for IBS. Second, it
examines how MNCs from developed countries adopt different types of IBS and what determinants
drive their decision-making. Third, it attempts to discuss why CMNCs should be studied in terms of
their choice of IBS based on the GI-LR mode. The paper concludes with research questions for future
study.
Findings – This paper summarizes determinants of IBS in a three-category table mainly based on
prior studies on the GI-LR model from developed countries. As a consequence, it identifies a future
research area in the field of international management.
Originality/value – This paper is based on a comprehensive review of prior studies related to the
GI-LR framework. The aim of the study is to identify a new research area in international
management, that is, how MNCs from emerging country contexts, such as China, to co-ordinate GI
and LR for their IBS.
KW - China
KW - Globalization
KW - International business
KW - Management strategy
KW - Multinational companies
U2 - 10.1108/01409170810920639
DO - 10.1108/01409170810920639
M3 - Article
SP - 922
EP - 940
JO - Management Research Review
JF - Management Research Review
SN - 2040-8277
ER -