...Qunyong Xie Purpose Applying the internationalization process model (IPM) and the strategic fit perspective, this research aims to test the effects of firm age on Chinese firms’ outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) in developing and developed countries. Design/methodology/approach Using...

... organizational learning, imitation, absorptive capacity and innovation, and it advances the argument that absorptive capacity is an important factor in predicting the Chinese firms’ transition from imitation to innovation. Zhi-Hong Song can be contacted at: songzhihong@sxu.edu.cn © Emerald Group Publishing...