The Determinants of Sourcing by Multinationals in China

Author

Hu Junyan

Author_Institution

Sch. of Econ. & Commerce, South China Univ. of Technol., Guangzhou, China

fYear

2010

fDate

24-26 Aug. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Based on literature review, influencing factors model of sourcing in China is constructed, and 14 hypotheses are put forward. 109 companies are surveyed and efficient data is analyzed using multiple regression method. The results from our survey show that asset specificity and cost have significantly negative influence on the extent of sourcing in China; entry mode, policies, exchange rate, tariff and non-tariff trade barriers, China´s attractiveness as a market and potential of supply market have a significant impact on the extent of sourcing in China; other factors are not notable. And the result is explained at last.

Keywords

costing; exchange rates; regression analysis; supply chain management; tariffs; trade barriers; China; asset specificity; cost; entry mode; exchange rate; influencing factors model; market attractiveness; multinationals; multiple regression method; policy; sourcing; supply market; tariff trade barrier; Companies; Correlation; Exchange rates; Investments; Raw materials; Technological innovation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Management and Service Science (MASS), 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wuhan

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5325-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5326-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICMSS.2010.5577490

Filename

5577490