The Internationalization of Chinese Firms in IT Sector

The paper examines the extent to which the prevailing theories of internationalization can explain Chinese IT firms' internationalization strategies and processed. By reporting on the case studies of Lenovo and Huawei, this paper analyses each firm's motivations for internationalization an...

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Main Author: Li, Ji
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2007
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/21548/
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description The paper examines the extent to which the prevailing theories of internationalization can explain Chinese IT firms' internationalization strategies and processed. By reporting on the case studies of Lenovo and Huawei, this paper analyses each firm's motivations for internationalization and their internationalization strategies, focusing on entry mode strategy and production strategy. Consequently, this paper concludes that the motives for Chinese IT firms' internationalization are to address their competitive disadvantages, rather than exploit their competitive advantages like traditional theories assumed; and the internationalization strategies can be summarized as technology-seeking strategy so as to enhance their competitive capabilities in the global market.
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spelling nottingham-215482018-01-19T22:59:13Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/21548/ The Internationalization of Chinese Firms in IT Sector Li, Ji The paper examines the extent to which the prevailing theories of internationalization can explain Chinese IT firms' internationalization strategies and processed. By reporting on the case studies of Lenovo and Huawei, this paper analyses each firm's motivations for internationalization and their internationalization strategies, focusing on entry mode strategy and production strategy. Consequently, this paper concludes that the motives for Chinese IT firms' internationalization are to address their competitive disadvantages, rather than exploit their competitive advantages like traditional theories assumed; and the internationalization strategies can be summarized as technology-seeking strategy so as to enhance their competitive capabilities in the global market. 2007 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/21548/1/07MAlixjl25.pdf Li, Ji (2007) The Internationalization of Chinese Firms in IT Sector. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished)
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The Internationalization of Chinese Firms in IT Sector
title The Internationalization of Chinese Firms in IT Sector
title_full The Internationalization of Chinese Firms in IT Sector
title_fullStr The Internationalization of Chinese Firms in IT Sector
title_full_unstemmed The Internationalization of Chinese Firms in IT Sector
title_short The Internationalization of Chinese Firms in IT Sector
title_sort internationalization of chinese firms in it sector
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/21548/