The role of asset specificity in international entry mode choice of chinese firms

Author

Songhua, Hu ; Jinjin, Zhang

Author_Institution

Dept. of Manage., Sun Yat-sen Univ., Guangzhou, China

Volume

2

fYear

2011

fDate

13-15 May 2011

Firstpage

23

Lastpage

26

Abstract

Based on a sample of 282 Chinese enterprises with international operations, this study examines the impact of asset specificity on their choice of foreign entry modes. Multivariate logistic regression models are employed to test the hypothesized effect. The results reveal that asset specificity has more influence on entry mode choice of service firms than that of manufacturing firms. A high level of asset specificity tends to induce both types of the firms to use high control entry modes.

Keywords

globalisation; industrial economics; international trade; manufacturing industries; regression analysis; service industries; Chinese enterprise; Chinese firm; asset specificity; foreign entry mode; international entry mode; manufacturing firm; multivariate logistic regression models; service firm; Analytical models; Correlation; International collaboration; Investments; Manufacturing; Marketing and sales; asset specificity; entry mode; international business;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Business Management and Electronic Information (BMEI), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Guangzhou

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-108-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICBMEI.2011.5917833

Filename

5917833