When internationalization goes awry: The separation of policy and practice in intellectual property

Internationalization contributes to economic growth and as a result, many nations seek to encourage it by liberalizing domestic business environments and standardizing trade policies with other nations. However, in their attempt to standardize policy, some nations – through regulatory authority – (u...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mandrinos, S., Cheong, Calvin W. H. *
Other Authors: Dorson, T. A.
Format: Book Section
Published: Routledge 2022
Subjects:
Online Access:http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1938/
_version_ 1848802163666452480
author Mandrinos, S.
Cheong, Calvin W. H. *
author2 Dorson, T. A.
author_facet Dorson, T. A.
Mandrinos, S.
Cheong, Calvin W. H. *
author_sort Mandrinos, S.
building SU Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Internationalization contributes to economic growth and as a result, many nations seek to encourage it by liberalizing domestic business environments and standardizing trade policies with other nations. However, in their attempt to standardize policy, some nations – through regulatory authority – (un)willingly adopt a heavy-handed approach, creating institutional pressures that stifle firm-level decisions, to align firm interests with those of the state. Inconsistencies in the framing and enforcement of laws and standards meanwhile, create institutional complexities. Both institutional pressures and complexities force firms to devise strategic responses that ultimately result in either an (un)intentional decoupling, or (in)voluntary de-internationalization. In this chapter, we discuss these concepts in the context of Sino-American trade relations and the intellectual property rights (IPRs) issues, before providing a conceptual framework that will help form the basis of further analysis on firm strategic responses to institutional pressures and complexities.
first_indexed 2025-11-14T21:18:59Z
format Book Section
id sunway-1938
institution Sunway University
institution_category Local University
last_indexed 2025-11-14T21:18:59Z
publishDate 2022
publisher Routledge
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling sunway-19382021-12-17T08:39:10Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1938/ When internationalization goes awry: The separation of policy and practice in intellectual property Mandrinos, S. Cheong, Calvin W. H. * HF Commerce Internationalization contributes to economic growth and as a result, many nations seek to encourage it by liberalizing domestic business environments and standardizing trade policies with other nations. However, in their attempt to standardize policy, some nations – through regulatory authority – (un)willingly adopt a heavy-handed approach, creating institutional pressures that stifle firm-level decisions, to align firm interests with those of the state. Inconsistencies in the framing and enforcement of laws and standards meanwhile, create institutional complexities. Both institutional pressures and complexities force firms to devise strategic responses that ultimately result in either an (un)intentional decoupling, or (in)voluntary de-internationalization. In this chapter, we discuss these concepts in the context of Sino-American trade relations and the intellectual property rights (IPRs) issues, before providing a conceptual framework that will help form the basis of further analysis on firm strategic responses to institutional pressures and complexities. Routledge Dorson, T. A. Boateng, S. L. Boateng, R. 2022 Book Section PeerReviewed Mandrinos, S. and Cheong, Calvin W. H. * (2022) When internationalization goes awry: The separation of policy and practice in intellectual property. In: Delivering distinctive value in emerging economies efficient and sustainably responsible perspectives from management researchers and practitioners. Routledge. ISBN 9780367714734 https://www.routledge.com/Delivering-Distinctive-Value-in-Emerging-Economies-Efficient-and-Sustainably/Boateng-Boateng-Anning-Dorson/p/book/9780367714734
spellingShingle HF Commerce
Mandrinos, S.
Cheong, Calvin W. H. *
When internationalization goes awry: The separation of policy and practice in intellectual property
title When internationalization goes awry: The separation of policy and practice in intellectual property
title_full When internationalization goes awry: The separation of policy and practice in intellectual property
title_fullStr When internationalization goes awry: The separation of policy and practice in intellectual property
title_full_unstemmed When internationalization goes awry: The separation of policy and practice in intellectual property
title_short When internationalization goes awry: The separation of policy and practice in intellectual property
title_sort when internationalization goes awry: the separation of policy and practice in intellectual property
topic HF Commerce
url http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1938/
http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1938/