Do local manufacturing firms benefit from transactional linkages with multinational enterprises in China?

Liu, Xiaming; Wang, Chengang; Wei, Yingqi

doi:10.1057/jibs.2008.97

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“…Specifically, the DF aims to learn from its rival's superior technical and managerial expertise, while the MNE's motivation stems from its desire to access the local insight of its domestic competitor (Shi et al, 2012;Williams & Du, 2014). Finally, the key to successful transfer and execution of the expertise lie in the adaptive capability of firms (Liu, Wang, & Wei, 2009;Lyles & Salk, 1996). Adaptive capability of firms, on the other hand, is a function of the economic and institutional development of the host country.…”

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Competing in (and out of) transition economies

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Transition economies have become a new frontier for multinational enterprises (MNEs). This has introduced a highly dynamic competitive environment for domestic firms operating with such less developed institutions, especially those facing the threat of MNEs with superior capabilities. Drawing on the awareness-motivation-capability framework from the competitive dynamics literature, this paper develops a three-round framework that explores the evolution of the dynamic capabilities of domestic and foreign firms and the related competitive dynamics between them in (and eventually out of) transition economies. While previous research tends to focus on MNEs or domestic firms within transition economies, ours is one of the first efforts that systematically model the competitive interaction between them with a longitudinal perspective.

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“…Against this background, a number of studies have been published on the role of FDI in business development, economic growth or technological innovation in China (Wu, 1999;Wei and Liu, 2001;Huang, 2003;Wei and Liu, 2006;Liu and Buck, 2007;Chang and Xu, 2008;Guo, 2008;Wei et al 2008;Liu et al 2009). However, it remains unclear whether there is a minimum threshold of absorptive capacity in China for inward FDI to produce positive spillovers.…”

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Regional Innovation and Spillover Effects of Foreign Direct Investment in China: A Threshold Approach

Huang

Liu

2012

Regional Studies

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Abstract:Using a data set on 29 Chinese provinces for the period , this paper establishes a threshold model to analyse the relationship between spillover effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) and regional innovation in China. There is clear evidence of doublethreshold effects of regional innovation on productivity spillovers from FDI. Specifically, only when the level of regional innovation reaches the minimum innovation threshold will FDI in the region begin to produce positive productivity spillovers. Furthermore, positive productivity spillovers from FDI will be substantial only when the level of regional innovation attains a higher threshold. The double threshold divides Chinese provinces into three super-regions in terms of innovation, with most provinces positioned within the middle-level innovation super-region. Policy implications are discussed.

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“…Third, labor transfers from FIEs to local owned enterprises (LOEs) may enable the transfer of tacit knowledge as employees in FIEs are usually highly trained (Breschi & Lissoni, 2001). Finally, local firms can learn from FIEs through the creation of vertical linkages as suppliers to or customers of FIEs, as well as through competition with FIEs in both local and global markets (Fritsch and Franke, 2004;Liu et al, 2009). Generally, domestic enterprises can also indirectly reap benefits from FDI through several channels.…”

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Firm ownership, industrial structure, and regional innovation performance in China's provinces

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Sutherland²,

Ning³

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Technology Analysis & Strategic Management

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Do local manufacturing firms benefit from transactional linkages with multinational enterprises in China?

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Cited by 151 publications

References 34 publications

Competing in (and out of) transition economies

Competing in (and out of) transition economies

Regional Innovation and Spillover Effects of Foreign Direct Investment in China: A Threshold Approach

Firm ownership, industrial structure, and regional innovation performance in China's provinces

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