... China) and countries with different institutional systems. Originality/value The authors contribute to the IB literature by investigating the effect of home country institutions on location choice. Furthermore, they challenge the representativeness of Chinese EMNEs for EMNEs in general and find...

...George Saridakis; Roger Hosein; Isaiah Jaanai Mc Intosh; Rebeca I. Muñoz Torres; Amrita Deo; Renaldo Ramnath; Karen Jackson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how the 2025 US tariff policy targeting its principal trading partners (China, Canada and Mexico) departs from modern pro...

...Francisca Da Gama; Kim Bui Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework for evaluating the relationship between China and Peru, drawing on dependency theory, against the backdrop of China’s explicit policies towards foreign direct investment. It seeks to transcend traditional...

... Licensed re-use rights only Diaspora Talent management Knowledge sharing Dynamic capability Absorptive capacity Russia Far east China Human capital plays a key role in firms’ productivity by increasing absorptive capacity (AC; Bye and Fæhn, 2022). The role of foreign diasporas...

...Maoliang Bu; Steven Rotchadl; Mengmeng Bu Purpose This paper aims to conduct a comparative study between the historical development of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in both the USA and China. It is motivated by the phenomenon that CSR is developing in two different directions (global vs...

...Peter Enderwick Purpose The continuation of China’s belt and road initiative (BRI) is assumed in most analyses. Yet, recent events have created significant reputational damage for China and Chinese businesses. With a trade war evolving into a hegemonic struggle, there are a number of potential...

... their legitimacy, the perceived activities of these businesses, in the absence of supporting institutional frameworks, may render this counterproductive. China Foreign direct investment Kenya Legitimacy Moral legitimacy Pragmatic legitimacy Foreign business activity Cognitive legitimacy Stakeholders...

... their poor institutional quality in the short term could effectively attract Chinese investment by reducing investor psychic distance, e.g. establishing a closer political link with China. Nevertheless, in the long term, measures of improving institutional quality are important. Originality/value...

... to final consumers, and final disposal after use. China Africa Finland Sourcing Value chain African continent is playing an increasingly important role in global business, and foreign firms are directing their focus on this region, as evidenced by the steady inflow of foreign direct...

...Abdoulkadre Ado; Zhan Su Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critically assesses the major contributions to the academic literature on China’s increased focus on Africa, from 2001 to 2011. It discusses the key trends concerning China’s presence in Africa and draws conclusions...

... emerging from Brazil, Russia, India and China (the BRICs), respectively. Findings – EMNEs do have competitive advantages that can underpin their expansion abroad, but these are mainly “non-traditional” advantages that have been built by finding innovative ways to leverage advantages of their home...

... and China have shifted from a development strategy centered on internal market self-sufficiency to one that seeks international economic prominence by, among other strategies, adopting OFDI support as a part of their industrial policy agenda. However, while the Chinese Government has focused on cross...

... China Global economy World economy Economic development Goldman Sachs, and particularly Jim O'Neill, head of Global Economic Research, have been instrumental in bringing the BRICs' accomplishments and rising economic power into the consciousness of scholars and practitioners of international...

... potential. Particularly important here are the key markets of China, Russia, and Brazil (Beiersdorf, 2009 , p. 15). Thomas‐B. Quaas, Chairman of the Executive Board of Beiersdorf, directly mentions three of the BRIC countries as above‐average growth regions on which to focus: We intend to further...

... with subsidiaries in China and on the analysis of the German press on China. Findings The study shows that headquarters take decisions on internationalization under legitimation pressure, which pushes companies to reorganize in accordance with what is considered successful, appropriate, and common practice...

... of professional identity, located within organisational micro‐dynamics. Professional identity Chinese context Interpretive study Guanxi Professional service firms Auditing China The construction of identity is both symbolic and social. Identity is enveloped in social relations, in terms...

...Banerjee; Prasad; Qi Xu Purpose Recognising interest in the nascent “rise of China”, the purpose of this paper is to engage with the normative social science approach to comparative management, positing that it is inadequate for an enlightened view of the Chinese subject. Design/methodology...

...Banerjee; Prasad; Lenis Lai‐Wan Cheung Purpose China is a fast‐growing economy, and many multinational companies (MNCs) have found their ways to infiltrate that market. The competition among the MNCs has generated human resource management (HRM) problems. When formulating approaches in dealing...

.../approach Argues that the internationalization process is constructed at the doorstep where local and international actors meet and should thus be studied from both angles. The article provides some empirical examples and anecdotes from research in China to underpin the argumentation. The questions...